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After what some may consider careers in consulting and logistics, we quit our jobs, sold our stuff and left Germany to be full-time travelers and development volunteers. This blog is about our travels, our work as volunteers and our alternative life strategies - always looking to make an impact and to find the meaning in what we do or put some into it if we can't find any. -
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Shirt Raffle -Unser letztes Hemd
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Fundraising: Yodelin' for donations
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How to survive in Belize City
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How to prepare for a hurricane in Belize
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6 favourite places to eat (and drink...) out in Belize ...
6. Dezember 2011 // 5 Comments
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Volunteering in a shark tank to save the reef
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Von Cowboys, BHs und Handys
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Of cowboys, bras and phones
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Die 7 Grundsätze des Roten Kreuzes und Roten Halbmondes ...
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The 7 fundamental principles of the Red Cross and Red C ...
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I agree. It would be ideal to have an armada of ne ...
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I love the fact that the German word for mobile ph ...
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[...] fairground offered pretty much a little bit ...
16. Mai 2012
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Horseback riding with a good conscience
Horses roaming free at Chaa Creek, Belize, Central AmericaChecklist Adequate environment for horses? Reviews by other customers Rider’s individual level of experience respected? Quality of stables Horse’s physical condition Tour guide’s service Hier klicken für die deutsche Version des Artikels Exploring a new country on horseback is special. Not only for experienced horseback riders. During our recent travels through the American continent we [...]
How to survive in Belize City
View along Memorial Park, Belize CityIn a nutshell Belize is a safe country. But Belize City is not a particularly safe city – unless you adhere to some basic rules: Know where you’re going before you go. Research any area you go to before – what to expect, how to get there, how to get away. Avoid the south. (Generally [...]
Vorbereitungen für einen Hurricane in Belize
Unser Hurricane PlanClick here for the english version: How to prepare for a Hurricane in Belize. Dieses Wochenende erwarten wir in Belize einen tropischen Sturm (Tropical Storm Harvey). Keinen Hurricane. Dennoch haben wir das zum Anlass genommen, uns vorzubereiten. Was ist überhaupt ein Hurricane? Vereinfacht gesagt: Ein Hurricane eine Form eines tropischen Wirbelsturms oder Zyklons. Das wiederum [...]
Die erste Woche beim Roten Kreuz / First week at the Belize Red Cross (BRC)
Scroll down for English version Wo bitte geht’s denn hier zum Roten Kreuz? Heute mal ein Eindruck meiner ersten Arbeitswoche beim Roten Kreuz in Belize kurz BRC fuer “Belize Red Cross” Mein erster Arbeitstag begann mit der Suche nach dem Eingang des provisorischen Bueros, da das offizielle Headquarter [...]
Deutschenliste / Krisenvorsorgeliste – Register before leaving the country
(no translation for very German-specific information about German citizens emergency retrieval programme and how to apply. For the UK equivalent, go to LOCATE. US citizens should check out STEP. It is OK to laugh if you’re from the UK or the US because your programs are called STEP and LOCATE while the German program [...]
