Blogs from Khartoum, North, Sudan, Africa - page 6

Today is a very bad day.. First.. I may have problems with Ethiopia visa.. may not be able to get it.. stupid indo passport.. have to go back tomorrow and talk to the consular.. Second.. i'm in this internet cafe now. .and i'm thinking of uploading the photos.. and guess what? i LEFT MY PORTABLE HARD DRIVE IN THE INTERNET CAFE LAST NIGHT !!!! SHIT!!!!! SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!! GOING BACK TO TAKE NOW.. !@#!@#@#^@^$#%#$@!$.. HOPEFULLY STILL THERE.. SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!... read more

After approx 1 week of travelling, i've finally arrived in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. Let's see.. I'm beginning to lose track of dates.. this early in the trip? not good.. ok.. just looked at the calendar.. I took the ferry on the 26th.. Arrived at Wadi Halfa on the 27th.. I left Halfa on 29th.. so.. 5 days to khartoum total.. First off, Sudan is absolutely a great country to visit.. it's not dangerous.. the people here are just so simply fabulous.. friendly, helpful, jovial... good people.. beautiful country, with landscapes that seems so out of this world.. as i travel down the road, i keep getting images of Tatooine and Starship Troopers and other Sci-Fi space flicks.. travelling from the north to the capital is simply.. HOT, DRY, DUSTY, BUMPY.. and you can ... read more

There aren't quite enough words to sum up my experiences in Sudan. THe people I met, the things I saw and how much I learnt. Sudan really was an amazing adventure and although I was only threre for a short time, its an experience I wont forget easily. Sudan is a country that has little of poeple would call 'beauty', there aren't pretty buildings or colourful sculptures or anything with beauty. But what makes Sudan are the people. I met some of the kindest and honest peple in the short time in Sudan. SO many poepe would give all they could to help a stranger, even if they didnt have much. As with all counrties, Sudan has its problems but the people and true humanity makes up for all of this. I will miss the kids ... read more

Let me tell you about what a day in the life of Miss Jua looks like. It’s 530 in the morning 'Beep beep, beep beep!’ My alarm tries to wake me up with all subtlety. That is, if the mosque next door hasn’t already. I really wish to respect other peoples’ religions and beliefs, but why it has to be practiced so massively and loudly, I will probably never understand. No mercy on the sleeping souls, who would like to add just a few more minutes to their sweet dream. Everybody has to wake up when it is time to pray. With all due respect….please: sssshhhhhh! I get up for a few stretching exercises to prepare my body and mind for the long day ahead of me. After a quick shower, followed by a fruity breakfast ... read more

I've been here 2 and a half weeks now and every week has a new experience. Last weekend we were originally going to see the whirling dervishes (poeple who go into a trace while whirling in circles) but after Racheal (other teacher at the school) met Ahmed, he convinced us that he could take us to some pyramids close by Khartoum. This was the plan for about a day. Then, we realised it would be too expensive and we didnt have the right type of transport. Ahmed then suggested that he could take us to a beuatiful waterfall by the nile. sounds good. But, its ok, we can go to the pyramids again, huzar. Unfortunately a day later, oh no we cant go to the pyramids, lets go to the waterfall instead. (Inshah'allah, if god wills) ... read more