If you are wondering why this message is in English... that is because people I met here are getting curious about my web log. So Jimmy, this message will be in English because you asked me that but only for this time! :D And for the people back home who are now pitying the fact that this is in English, don't worry, I'll write a new story somewhere around the beginning of next week.

As I all ready announced, I won't post a message each week. You see, that is because I have to get used to the rhythm of Africa en by that I don't mean the beat of the music (that I like very much by the way) but the perception of time around here. It is like making a appointment at 9.15 and then leave at around 10.45 because some people still needed to go for breakfast first, and let's be honest, you can not hurry that ... right?!
That was yesterday and today I was supposed to be there at the same time, so stupid me, I was all ready feeling bad for being five minutes late but then again, there were some things that had to be arranged before we could leave, so it was 10.30 when we left.... But on the other hand some things can be arranged right at the same moment that you ask for them, people just make time for others.
Most likely I will have an easier time getting used to the system here than getting used to the Dutch situation when I'm coming back. ;)

Yesterday and today I visited a primary school nearby the campus. I had some short interviews with teachers and students to help me get a picture of the problem of drop outs. This was very interesting, image just those things about African schools that you saw on television, and I can tell you, it was like that. When I arrived a group of children was being taught in the shade of a big mango tree. And in the classrooms there was just nothing hanging on the walls, there were barely enough seats, no glass in the windows, etc.

Now, after visiting this school twice I'm going to the field again tomorrow to meet some drop outs. We'll see what tomorrow will bring! But I have the feeling that being late again for five minutes won't be the problem...

Now, like I said next time it'll be in Dutch again because that is also for me a lot easier! Although I'd better get used to write in English! But it's really tiring you out to have to concentrate on English the whole day, at the end of the day I'm mixing up all the words and say the most strange things, so now if I made some mistakes in this story that is because I can barely keep my eyes open at this moment! So enough for now... I'm going to sleep so that hopefully I can make myself understandable again after a night of sweet dreams about.....