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		<title>Thank you!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evamaria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Deutsch unten] 23 December, 4:30pm Yesterday I got home to Switzerland after a week’s vacation in Miami Beach and was welcomed warmly by my family. I am in no way done working through what the last two months mean to me and find talking about it still rather difficult, but hopefully this will change as [...]]]></description>
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<p><em>23 December, 4:30pm</em></p>
<p>Yesterday I got home to Switzerland after a week’s vacation in Miami Beach and was welcomed warmly by my family. I am in no way done working through what the last two months mean to me and find talking about it still rather difficult, but hopefully this will change as I acclimatise further.</p>
<p>This post is a great big THANK YOU to everyone who made Haiti such an unforgettable experience:<br />
First of all, my new GVN family &#8211; I didn’t think it was possible to get so close with people in such a short period of time, but you’ll be in my heart (and hopefully my life) forever.<br />
Then, as always, my friends and family, particularly my parents, for their never-ending support and encouragement &#8211; as well as paying the huge fee at the airport to get my third bag of donations to Haiti. <img src="http://www.volunteerjournals.org/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" /><br />
And (in no particular order) my best friend Sibylle, Tony, Cindy, Antoinette + her mom, Avi, Lis + Edi, Maria, Vreni, Leona, Otfried + Kathrin, Monika + Gerhard, Felix, Choenyi, Taptim + her friends, Regina, Mirella, Simon, Fabian of <a href="http://www.72h.ch/" target="new">Aktion 72 Stunden</a>, Kastor AG (my previous workplace), and the women’s group and <a href="http://zuerich.baptisten.ch/" target="new">Baptist church of Zurich</a>. </p>
<p>Your donations enabled the following: my second month with GVN, luggage, children’s vitamins, clothing donations, dental hygiene products, Jeff’s tuition, support for Esther + her family, as well as most of the construction costs at Ecole Nationale de Cyvadier. There&#8217;s even some left over, which I will give to GVN people who are going back to combat cholera. You guys ROCK! <img src="http://www.volunteerjournals.org/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" /> </p>
<p>Also, everyone who’s been following this adventure in thought and prayer, I swear I felt it when things got hard, and I thank you. I wish each and everyone of you blessed and peaceful holidays, in whatever form you celebrate (or don’t)!</p>
<p>Love,<br />
Evamaria</p>
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<a name="german"></a><em>23. Dezember, 16.30 Uhr</em></p>
<p>Gestern kam ich wieder in der Schweiz an, nach einer Woche Ferien in Miami Beach, und wurde von meiner Familie warm in Empfang genommen. Ich bin noch weit davon entfernt, die letzten zwei Monate verarbeitet zu haben, aber hoffentlich wird es leichter werden, wenn ich mich wieder eingewöhnt habe.</p>
<p>Dieser Post ist ein riesiges DANKESCHÖN an alle, die Haiti zu einem so unvergesslichen Erlebnis gemacht haben:<br />
Zuallererst meine neue GVN-Familie &#8211; ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass man Menschen in so kurzer Zeit so nahe kommen kann, aber ihr seid für immer in meinem Herzen (und hoffentlich auch in meinem Leben).<br />
Danach, wie immer, meine Freunde und Familie, besonders meine Eltern, für ihre konstante Unterstützung und Ermutigung &#8211; sowie auch für das Bezahlen der riesigen Gebühr für meine dritte Spendentasche am Flughafen. <img src="http://www.volunteerjournals.org/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" /><br />
Und (in keiner besonderen Reihenfolge) meine beste Freundin Sibylle, Tony, Cindy, Antoinette + ihre Mutter, Lis + Edi, Maria, Vreni, Leona, Otfried + Karin, Monika + Gerhard, Felix, Choenyi, Taptim + ihre Kollegen, Regina, Mirella, Simon, Fabian von <a href="http://www.72h.ch/" target="new">Aktion 72 Stunden</a>, Kastor AG (mein ehemaliger Arbeitgeber) und der Frauendienst und die Gemeinde der <a href="http://zuerich.baptisten.ch/" target="new">Baptistengemeinde Zürich</a>.</p>
<p>Eure Spenden ermöglichten das folgende: mein 2. Monat mit GVN, Gepäck, Vitamine für Kinder, Kleiderspenden, Zahnputzsachen, Jeffs Schulgebühren, Unterstützung für Esther + ihre Familie, sowie den grössten Teil der Baukosten für Ecole Nationale de Cyvadier. Es ist sogar noch was über &#8211; und das werde ich GVN-Freiwilligen geben, die zurückgehen, um Cholera zu bekämpfen. Ihr seid einfach SUPER! <img src="http://www.volunteerjournals.org/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" /> </p>
<p>Ausserdem, an alle, die dieses Abenteuer in Gedanken und Gebet verfolgt haben: Ich bin mir sicher, ich habe euch gespürt, wenn’s schwierig wurde &#8211; ihr habt meinen Dank! Ich wünsche jedem von euch gesegnete und friedliche Feiertage, wie auch immer ihr sie feiert (oder auch nicht)!  </p>
<p>Alles Liebe,<br />
Evamaria</p>
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		<title>Miami Beach: December 15-21</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 08:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evamaria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Deutsch unten] 21 December, 7:30pm (on the plane) My week in the luxurious and tourist-y surroundings of Miami Beach was as uneventful as I had hoped. I found myself coping surprisingly well with the radical change from poverty to consumerism (there was a lot of shopping, starting with warm clothes because the weather was considerably [...]]]></description>
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<p><em>21 December, 7:30pm (on the plane)</em></p>
<p>My week in the luxurious and tourist-y surroundings of Miami Beach was as uneventful as I had hoped. I found myself coping surprisingly well with the radical change from poverty to consumerism (there was a <em>lot</em> of shopping, starting with warm clothes because the weather was considerably cooler than I’d expected when getting rid of most of my clothes in Jacmel) &#8211; but relating to people proved more challenging.</p>
<p>I did not seek out company from anyone, preferring to go for walks (along the beach, to the Botanical Garden and the Holocaust Memorial) or curl up in bed with a book, my laptop or American TV (which is almost unwatchable due to the high frequency of commercial breaks). It just felt like the most natural thing to do, giving me time to get used to the prospect of re-joining “normal&#8221; life and people. After seven days of this I’m still feeling somewhat reluctant at the thought of having to put my experiences in Haiti into words, trying to connect them to the life experiences of my family and friends.</p>
<p>There’s some serious disconnect in my mind, which I noticed most clearly when I went on a bus and boat tour of Miami &#8211; the city and historical bits were fine (although everything feels so much less vibrant, so very civilised), but the boat trip around the artificial islands in Biscayne Bay with the celebrity villas just made me feel like an alien. How can anyone seriously care about where JLo and Ricky Martin live, standing there gawking as if rich people’s houses were of any relevance at all? I have rarely felt more disconnected from my surroundings before.</p>
<p>Having this week was definitely helpful and will hopefully help me acclimatise to life at home at bit more quickly. Being in frequent Facebook contact with my GVN family helps, too &#8211; just knowing that there’s other people in the same situation feels good. And I love knowing that a number of them will go back next year, keeping alive the connection with Jacmel and the people I’ve come to love there.</p>
<p>On a more cheerful note, today at the airport I managed to upload my Miami photos to <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/evamaria_n/sets/72157625506691711" target="new">Flickr</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/evamaria_n/5280796041/" title="South Beach by Evamaria N, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5048/5280796041_6e1c873c9b_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="South Beach" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/evamaria_n/5280795259/" title="South Beach by Evamaria N, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5161/5280795259_c6215f8a38_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="South Beach" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/evamaria_n/5281396878/" title="South Beach by Evamaria N, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5050/5281396878_dc50e9f136_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="South Beach" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/evamaria_n/5280795173/" title="South Beach by Evamaria N, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5168/5280795173_27e987a0cf_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="South Beach" /></a></p>
<p>&#8212;<br />
<a name="german"></a><em>21. Dezember, 19.30 Uhr (im Flugzeug)</em></p>
<p>Meine Woche im luxuriösen und touristischen Miami Beach war so ereignislos wie erhofft. Der krasse Übergang von Armut zu Konsum fiel mir überraschend leicht (es gab viel Shopping, angefangen mit warmen Kleidern, da das Wetter um einiges kühler war als erwartet wenn ich die meisten meiner Kleider in Jacmel liess) &#8211; aber der Umgang mit Menschen fiel mir schwerer. </p>
<p>Ich blieb für mich, ging spazieren (den Strand entlang, zum botanischen Garten und dem Holocaust-Denkmal) oder machte es mir im Bett mit einem Buch, meinem Laptop oder amerikanischem Fernsehen gemütlich. Es fühlte sich natürlich an, gab mir Zeit, mich an den Gedanken zu gewöhnen, wieder Teil des “normalen&#8221; Lebens zu werden. Nach sieben solchen Tagen fällt mir der Gedanke immer noch nicht ganz leicht, meine Erlebnisse in Haiti in Worte zu fassen, sie mit den Erfahrungen meiner Familie und Freunde zu vereinbaren.</p>
<p>Diese Unvereinbarkeit in meinem Kopf wurde mir besonders klar auf der Bus- und Boottour von Miami, auf die ich am Montag ging: Die Stadt und Geschichte waren okay (obwohl alles weniger farbenfroh wirkt, so zivilisiert), aber während der Bootstour um die künstlichen Inseln in der Bucht von Biscayne mit den Villen der Stars fühlte ich mich wie eine Ausserirdische. Wie kann es jemandem wichtig sein, wo JLo und Ricky Martin leben, wie kann man da stehen und die Häuser von reichen Leuten anstarren, als ob sie irgendwie relevant wären? Ich habe mich selten so fremd in meinem Umfeld gefühlt. </p>
<p>Diese Woche war definitiv gut für mich und wird mir hoffentlich dabei helfen, mich etwas schneller an das Leben daheim zu gewöhnen. Häufiger Facebook-Kontakt mit meiner GVN-Familie hilft auch &#8211; schon zu wissen, dass es andere Menschen in der gleichen Situation gibt, fühlt sich gut an. Und es ist toll zu wissen, dass mehrere von ihnen nächstes Jahr zurückgehen werden und so die Verbindung mit Jacmel und den Menschen, die ich dort schätzen gelernt habe, aufrecht zu erhalten.</p>
<p>Um mit einer froheren Note zu enden: Heute am Flughafen schaffte ich es, meine Miami-Fotos auf <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/evamaria_n/sets/72157625506691711" target="new">Flickr</a> hochzuladen.</p>
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		<title>Haiti photos: complete</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evamaria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can now find all my Haiti photos in my Flickr album. I might add some other people&#8217;s photos in time, but these are all of mine.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You can now find all my Haiti photos in my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/evamaria_n/sets/72157625029723127/" target="new">Flickr album</a>. I might add some other people&#8217;s photos in time, but these are all of mine.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/evamaria_n/5155918796/" title="Visiting our neighbours by Evamaria N, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/5155918796_d1cf144a72_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Visiting our neighbours" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/evamaria_n/5175737313/" title="Building tables by Evamaria N, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4092/5175737313_6a1f246b25_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Building tables" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/evamaria_n/5155920066/" title="Visiting a school by Evamaria N, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/5155920066_ab9c3b26ef_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Visiting a school" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/evamaria_n/5266798606/" title="Painting @ Center Orphanage of the Faith by Evamaria N, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5286/5266798606_2caf0ac5e0_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Painting @ Center Orphanage of the Faith" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/evamaria_n/5214452145/" title="Saturday at L'Amitié beach by Evamaria N, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4127/5214452145_b8d7d2ebef_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Saturday at L'Amitié beach" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/evamaria_n/5193151490/" title="GVN volunteers by Evamaria N, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/5193151490_8e64127ee2_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="GVN volunteers" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/evamaria_n/5269436902/" title="Tattoo parlor GVN by Evamaria N, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5202/5269436902_475a58d05c_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Tattoo parlor GVN" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/evamaria_n/5268860609/" title="Tattoo parlor GVN by Evamaria N, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5281/5268860609_ecca353810_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Tattoo parlor GVN" /></a></p>
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		<title>GVN volunteers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2010 21:33:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evamaria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My photos from last week unfortunately somehow disappeared off my camera, but here&#8217;s a nice group shot of last week&#8217;s rotation. Stay tuned for a proper blog post, hopefully tomorrow. (Btw, if you have questions about Haiti or volunteering, shoot me a comment and I&#8217;ll do my best to answer!) Meine Fotos von letzter Woche [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My photos from last week unfortunately somehow disappeared off my camera, but here&#8217;s a nice group shot of last week&#8217;s rotation. Stay tuned for a proper blog post, hopefully tomorrow. (Btw, if you have questions about Haiti or volunteering, shoot me a comment and I&#8217;ll do my best to answer!)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/evamaria_n/5193151490/" title="GVN volunteers by Evamaria N, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/5193151490_8e64127ee2.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="GVN volunteers" /></a></p>
<p>Meine Fotos von letzter Woche sind leider irgendwie von meiner Kamera verschwunden, aber hier ist ein nettes Bild von der letztwöchigen Rotation. Ich hoffe, morgen einen richtigen Blogpost zu veröffentlichen. (Übrigens, wenn ihr Fragen zu Haiti oder Freiwilligenarbeit habt, schickt mir einen Kommentar und ich tu mein Bestes, euch zu antworten!)</p>
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		<title>Hello from Cap Lamandou</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evamaria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cap Lamandou Originally uploaded by Evamaria N Another quick photo post. This hotel with its free pool and internet is an invaluable resource for our spirits and bodies &#8211; especially when the water at the GVN house is broken again&#8230; Showers are absolutely necessary in this heat!]]></description>
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<p>Another quick photo post. This hotel with its free pool and internet is an invaluable resource for our spirits and bodies &#8211; especially when the water at the GVN house is broken again&#8230; Showers are absolutely necessary in this heat!</p>
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		<title>First picture from Jacmel</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2010 16:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evamaria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A visit at Claude&#8217;s Originally uploaded by Evamaria N The internet connection here is rather slow, so I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ll be able to upload all my photos before I&#8217;m home. But with some patience I can get the occasional photo to you &#8211; this one from last Saturday at Claude&#8217;s foundation. &#8212; Die Internetverbindung [...]]]></description>
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<p>The internet connection here is rather slow, so I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ll be able to upload all my photos before I&#8217;m home. But with some patience I can get the occasional photo to you &#8211; this one from last Saturday at Claude&#8217;s foundation.</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p>Die Internetverbindung hier ist ziemlich langsam, also werd ich die meisten Fotos wohl erst von daheim aus hochladen koennen. Aber mit etwas Geduld kann ich euch doch ab und zu was zeigen &#8211; so wie dieses Bild vom letzten Samstag bei Claude&#8217;s Stiftung.</p>
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		<title>Back in Switzerland</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a long flight (well, 14 hours to London, but because they put me on a different plane in Singapore I was stuck in the middle of the row) it felt utterly surreal and see the typical Swiss rolling hills/forests/small towns combination from the window of the small plane from London. The feeling got more [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After a long flight (well, 14 hours to London, but because they put me on a different plane in Singapore I was stuck in the middle of the row) it felt utterly surreal and see the typical Swiss rolling hills/forests/small towns combination from the window of the small plane from London. The feeling got more pronounced when I saw my mother through glass as I was waiting for my luggage and then walked out to see my family, my brother&#8217;s girlfriend and my best friend Sibylle waiting for me. They even had a self-made banner!</p>
<p>Then we went to my parents&#8217; new place in a tiny village near Zurich, which is going to be my home for the next couple of months at least (I need to find a temp job while I do a proper job hunt in the UK and Ireland). It was sad that everyone except for my parents had to leave to go back to Basel in the evening, but as far as coming home experiences go, this one couldn&#8217;t have been much better! Now if only I wasn&#8217;t missing Wellington so badly&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://inforeignparts.net/blog/photos/photo/2839659877/Arrival-in-Switzerland.html" class="tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3184/2839659877_00a2132762_m.jpg" alt="Arrival in Switzerland" width="240" height="180" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://inforeignparts.net/blog/photos/photo/2839662231/Arrival-in-Switzerland.html" class="tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3214/2839662231_dd6326bf56_m.jpg" alt="Arrival in Switzerland" width="240" height="180" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://inforeignparts.net/blog/photos/photo/2839666865/Arrival-in-Switzerland.html" class="tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3049/2839666865_f548a40365_m.jpg" alt="Arrival in Switzerland" width="240" height="180" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://inforeignparts.net/blog/photos/photo/2840507014/Arrival-in-Switzerland.html" class="tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3015/2840507014_31dfb3db14_m.jpg" alt="Arrival in Switzerland" width="240" height="180" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://inforeignparts.net/blog/photos/photo/2840509406/Arrival-in-Switzerland.html" class="tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3058/2840509406_e6a3821b40_m.jpg" alt="Arrival in Switzerland" width="240" height="180" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://inforeignparts.net/blog/photos/photo/2840512172/Arrival-in-Switzerland.html" class="tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3225/2840512172_df2fc30077_m.jpg" alt="Arrival in Switzerland" width="240" height="180" border="0" /></a> </p>
<p>As always, all my photos can be found on Flickr. The rest of the homecoming photos, Australia and Singapore are collected <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/shirasade/sets/72157606423848250/">here</a>, New Zealand <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/shirasade/sets/72157603121222878/">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Singapore, the last</title>
		<link>http://inforeignparts.net/blog/2008/09/05/singapore-the-last/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evamaria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In about 24 hours I&#8217;ll be home in Switzerland after about 11 months. How weird is that? I&#8217;ve had a lovely time here in Singapore despite my nasty cold, doing shopping and eating yummy food with Amy. Also, again I managed to be here for the Lantern Festival in the Chinese Garden &#8211; this year&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In about 24 hours I&#8217;ll be home in Switzerland after about 11 months. How weird is that?</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve had a lovely time here in Singapore despite my nasty cold, doing shopping and eating yummy food with Amy. Also, again I managed to be here for the Lantern Festival in the Chinese Garden &#8211; this year&#8217;s topic was (oh dear&#8230;) &#8220;Hello Kitty&#8221;. Still, it was very pretty!</p>
<p><a href="http://inforeignparts.net/blog/photos/photo/2829570319/Singapore.html" class="tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3152/2829570319_0b77eab312_m.jpg" alt="Singapore" width="240" height="180" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://inforeignparts.net/blog/photos/photo/2830415002/Singapore.html" class="tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3102/2830415002_60c7a76611_m.jpg" alt="Singapore" width="240" height="180" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://inforeignparts.net/blog/photos/photo/2830415650/Singapore.html" class="tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3016/2830415650_ecbb9cffda_m.jpg" alt="Singapore" width="240" height="180" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://inforeignparts.net/blog/photos/photo/2829583301/Singapore.html" class="tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3011/2829583301_f39fda41c4_m.jpg" alt="Singapore" width="180" height="240" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://inforeignparts.net/blog/photos/photo/2830425026/Singapore.html" class="tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3171/2830425026_640555f6ef_m.jpg" alt="Singapore" width="240" height="180" border="0" /></a> </p>
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		<title>Singapore</title>
		<link>http://inforeignparts.net/blog/2008/09/03/singapore/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:49:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evamaria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arrived in Singapore and was met by Amy last night. Unfortunately I now have a proper cold/flu and am coughing and running a temperature, in addition to some inexplainable stomach problems. Despite this I&#8217;m enjoying spending time with Amy again and we had fun shopping in the city today. Monsoon is early this year, so [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Arrived in Singapore and was met by Amy last night. Unfortunately I now have a proper cold/flu and am coughing and running a temperature, in addition to some inexplainable stomach problems. Despite this I&#8217;m enjoying spending time with Amy again and we had fun shopping in the city today. Monsoon is early this year, so currently it&#8217;s raining outside.</p>
<p><a href="http://inforeignparts.net/blog/photos/photo/2824764130/Singapore.html" class="tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3243/2824764130_da377f9414_m.jpg" alt="Singapore" width="180" height="240" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://inforeignparts.net/blog/photos/photo/2824764468/Singapore.html" class="tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3022/2824764468_f86b21618e_m.jpg" alt="Singapore" width="180" height="240" border="0" /></a> </p>
<p>Also, a photo of Nancy&#8217;s lovely parents and brother in front of their house in Claremont (suburb of Perth):<br />
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		<title>Perth: Last post from down under</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evamaria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leaving Australia tomorrow to head to Singapore for 3 days. I&#8217;ve had a lovelylovely time here in Perth, seriously, mostly thanks to Nancy and her awesome family, who spoiled me rotten. More things I did here: Explored the beautiful Kings Park Botanic Gardens, visited the lovely Perth Zoo, another trip to Fremantle (or Freo, as [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Leaving Australia tomorrow to head to Singapore for 3 days. I&#8217;ve had a lovelylovely time here in Perth, seriously, mostly thanks to Nancy and her awesome family, who spoiled me rotten. <img src='http://inforeignparts.net/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>More things I did here: Explored the beautiful Kings Park Botanic Gardens, visited the lovely Perth Zoo, another trip to Fremantle (or Freo, as the locals call it), a family outing down the coast, lunch with Chris and Gill from the Uluru tour and Scarborough Beach with Fiona (who I&#8217;d met on the bus to Monkey Mia) and her boyfriend. Oh, and played with Nancy&#8217;s three cute cats (Rogue, Melma and Lenny) and a lonely little dog named Alby on the way to the train station here. I might also have indulged in a little bit of retail therapy and caught a bit of a cold, which I hope will go away and stop bothering me.</p>
<p><a href="http://inforeignparts.net/blog/photos/photo/2816892073/Perth.html" class="tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3007/2816892073_4784a2c1d5_m.jpg" alt="Perth" width="240" height="180" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://inforeignparts.net/blog/photos/photo/2816892971/Perth.html" class="tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3295/2816892971_aa4ce2f809_m.jpg" alt="Perth" width="240" height="180" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://inforeignparts.net/blog/photos/photo/2816903433/Perth.html" class="tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2056/2816903433_f1a98accbc_m.jpg" alt="Perth" width="240" height="180" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://inforeignparts.net/blog/photos/photo/2817756790/Perth.html" class="tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3227/2817756790_31515828fd_m.jpg" alt="Perth" width="240" height="180" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://inforeignparts.net/blog/photos/photo/2817757510/Perth.html" class="tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3285/2817757510_02ee511fcf_m.jpg" alt="Perth" width="240" height="180" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://inforeignparts.net/blog/photos/photo/2816910921/Perth.html" class="tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3060/2816910921_8196c5fb31_m.jpg" alt="Perth" width="240" height="180" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://inforeignparts.net/blog/photos/photo/2816912363/Perth.html" class="tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3271/2816912363_257a197e9d_m.jpg" alt="Perth" width="240" height="180" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://inforeignparts.net/blog/photos/photo/2817764068/Perth.html" class="tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3295/2817764068_d906bf0670_m.jpg" alt="Perth" width="240" height="180" border="0" /></a> </p>
<p>As always, all photos can be found on Flickr <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/shirasade/sets/72157606423848250/">here</a>. And a cute little video of a monkey playing at the zoo:</p>
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