Nairobi

If all goes well Ill spend a few days in Mombassa by the coast, I am still not allowed at the embassy, so I have been spending time at The environmental ministry and at ..miljoestyrelsen.. some of the guys from miljoestyrelsen are going on a fiels trip to the coast to check out the programs there and I might be allowed to come..

Lookied at a car today, Nela the husbanf of one of the embassy workers are helping me to find a car, to day I looked at a Nissan from 1974 (!) really a nice car and very well kept, but I just felt if was a bit too old.. I hope to find a cheap 4wd.. cars seem to be a necessity here..

Finally got my living situation figured out! more on that later!
Will try to get pic on asap, but the net and my acces to it is quite unreliable..

take care all!
Hugs
Asger

internet is really not reliable here.. this keypad sux too..
hmmm..
loads of things to tell where to start?

had a great weekend, which included a really nice bbq lots of beer and a wonderfull full day craterrim hike on an old vulcano called Longuenot. (will post pics soon if possible)
i have met quite a few really nice people, i am still without a permanent place to live, but that will change really soon.
i am seriously considdering buying a car. a 4wheeldrive could be great fun!

worksituation:
the ambassador has for some reasin decided that i am not to be allowed in the embassy before my security clearing has come through. so I am on loan to one of the danida advisors in the actual ministry of environment and natural ressources for the time being. as this is a quite small minnistry nothing seems to work as it should. (or is it ther whole country?) (pics might follow..)
my duties have yet to be defined and this is probably the most annoying thing about being here so far, not knowing what my tasks are going to be.. patience is more than a virtue here.. it is a necessity..

transport.. as i have no car i am forced to use public transportation.. matatus are crazed minnibusses roaming the bus routes picking up any body who looks remotely interested in a ride, they drive like madmen but are loads cheaper than taxis.. the lokal busses are qquite cheap and safe, but there are quite few of them around, and they are never there when u need them, taxis are almost as expensive as in dk, some are close to falling apart and some are quite new, when going home late from anywhere taxis are a must as nobody, not even the locals, walk at night.. most people have one or two taxidrivers they trust and call upon when they need them.
trafic in general is crazy, they drive in the left side wich adds to my confusion, most of the cars here looks as if they was dug up at a decades old garbage pile and fixed with whatever scrapiron was closest by, most make a tremendes noice and all of them belch out facinating clouds off jetblack fumes.. this does not go for the expat cars off cause.. quite a few shiny 4wheelers imported straight from japan..

safety (yes mom i am careful)
safety is a big issue here. I have been told some quite horrid stories, and I am taking things quite serious. as mentioned before, nobody walks the streets a night. Every house has a gate and one or two guards called askaris, when driving at night carjacking is a potential danger and roaming false policemen doesnt exactely ad to the feelling of safety.

expats
i have already met a lot of super friendly people from all over the world andthe xpats here take socializing quite serious, as i said earlier i went hiking this sunday, great group of people whom i have met through a girl i met on the plane. i am going to try to get out of the city every weekend, partly to get away from the noise and smell but just as much to see as much of this beutifull country as possible. there are a lot of international organizations here and employees from all over the world.

housing
i am still staying with a girl from denmark called maria, actually met her in denmark at a gardenparty at steens (thanx steen!) i might be mooving in with an english couple in a nice suburb, but then i might have to buy a car.. more info on this will follow

gotta run for now

how many people reads this? plz leave a comment! hugs alaround! a

Efter en behagelig flyvetur hvor jeg rent faktisk fik sovet lidt og blev underholdt af de naermeste 4 smaa meget charmerende unger ankom jeg til Nairobis internationale lufthavn kl lidt i 21 lokal tid. Baggagen ankom uden problemer og det tog kun 10 sek. at finde Francis den ene af ambassadens 3 drivers.
Francis droppede mig af hos Hr og Fru Rasmussen hvor jeg har faaet lov til at crhashe et par dage mens jeg leder efter et mere permanent sted at bo. Fru Rasmussen deskede op med ostebord og roedvin og vi hyggesnakkede om loest og fast til klokken pludselig var blevet mange.. Jeg fik forevist mit vaerelse og fik forklaret sikkerheds instalationerne som bestaar af bevaebnede vagter ved gaten til kvarteret (som i oevrigt hedder lakewiev) 1 vagt v porten til huset, spotlights i haven, og et gitteraflaast soveomraade i huset. Ikke at de nogensinde havde vaeret udsat for noget, men better safe than sorry.

Sov udemaerket og vaagnede op til en latterfugls karakteristiske KAAHaAAAAaaaHa uden helt at vide hvor jeg var, det regnede udenfor og var en smule koeligt.. Spiste morgenmad med Jytte og blev ca 10,30 hentet af Francis igen. Ankomst til ambassaden med sommerfugle i maven.. Blev vist rundt og praesenteret for de forskellige danskere og Kenyanere der arbejder paa ambassaden. Min umiddelbart foresatte Jane Wamuko var der dog ikke og da jeg endnu ikke er blevet sikkerhedsgodkendt hjemme fra PET og udenrigsministeriet var det begraenset hvad jeg kunne gaa igang med. Fik mig en snak med Thomas Kjaergaard tidligere RUCer og desvaerre paa vej videre i et job for UN. Fik en hel del laese stof at hygge mig med og er saa ny smuttet ned i det lokale storcenter og har haevet penge og faaet koebt mig et bykort. De naeste dage skal jeg se at have fundet mig et sted at bo og skal i morgen faa snakket mine kommende opgaver igennem med Jane.
Nok for nu, skriver mere i morn!

Tak til alle jer der kiggede forbi Nørrebronxs hyggeligste poolbar! Det var en fornøjelse at blive sagt farvel til på den måde!
Efter søndagens fantastiske diamantbryllup med mine dejlige bedsteforældre og en hyggelig gang søndagspakning hvor både Karsten, Niels, Ulrik og Kritte nåede at kigge forbi er jeg ved at ha styr på mine 20 + 6 kgs baggage, mine spommerfugle i maven og alle de andre små småting man liiige skal ha styr på når man sådan rykker ½ år ud af kalenderen..

Dette er min første entry i min rejseBlog og den bliver lidt kort da jeg jo ikke er rejst endnu.. Men mere følger så snart jeg er blevet indstaleret og har fundet mig et internet!
-slut for denne gang-
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