Just for fun, I want to make a record of my days of work at present!
Today - first day of the official visit from our collaborators in Thailand - Ministry of Interior, Community Development Departement.
But wait...I have to rewind as this visit sort of began last sunday, when my thai collegue, Mr Nimit arrived to Sweden. His flight was scheduled to arrive 06.50 sunday morning, 18th may. 8 hours later he arrived, exhausted from a seriously delayed flight from Bangkok. Took care of him that evening, accomodated him in a hotel and spent my evening packing and preparing for the comming days.
Mon - wednesday we had a training camp for our project fascilitators, the ones that take care of the groups of youth in the exchange - in the field. Nimit and I were in charge of 6 facilitators, but the training took place for a total of 12 people at the same location. All from Sweden, Costa Rica, India and Thailand. Early morning until late at night we were coaching, mentoring and having various workshops to assist them in their work and in their collaboration. Their work is tough, challenging and time consuming. To say the least, I was exhausted after managing their training.
Then, thursday - friday, followed a conference together with all our collaborating organizations form the above mentioned countries, as well as Cambodia and Zambia. From early morning until late at night we were in an LFA process, working with the goals of the exchange and improving our collaboration. All I can say is...it was a challenge!
Looking at the past 6 nights, i was lucky if I got 5 hours of sleep per night.
Friday night I slept at my home, finally! The following morning the adventure of the official visit REALLY began...and here I end part one of this record!
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Spring has arrived!
After 6 months of winter and darkness the days have grown longer, brighter and easier to enjoy! Biked to Kungsträdgården today with the sole purpose of taking pictures of the japanese cherry blossoms. In Sweden on days like this everybody leaves work and heads for the parks, icecream in hand!
Warm spring sun, blue skies, clean air and a billion bees buzzing intoxicatingly from blossom to blossom! Life is sweet in moments like this...
click on the pic if you want to see more images!
Warm spring sun, blue skies, clean air and a billion bees buzzing intoxicatingly from blossom to blossom! Life is sweet in moments like this...
click on the pic if you want to see more images!
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Young Love, Petchaburi
This was taken on my last trip to Thailand, february and march of 2008. They were so cute, with matching t-shirts and braces!!! Click on the pic to see more from this worktrip to Thailand.
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Back in Thailand
Ok ok I know...it has been ages since I last posted ANYTHING! But you know, I do have a life....
Anyways, here I am again in Thailand and I figured I should do some blogging and add some pics, but this visit is very official in characther and I am not getting more than few hours sleep per night....thus no time for neither blogging nor pics - which means this one will be short!
In brief - being programme director of the exchange programme between Thailand and Sweden means I make an official visit to the groups of youth at present in Thailand. Together with officials fromthe Ministry of interior I have been to Cha Am and trained our fascilitators, visited the youth in Ratchaburi and in Chiang Mai. Ratchaburi is very close to Pathum Thani, where I was last year, and thus also similar in its environment. Chiang Mai was very different, I love the hills and the people in the village of Maewin!
Visiting the youth has been very inspiring, i feel such joy seeing them in their experience like this and feel very proud of their efforts! They are amazing, putting themselves into this for 6 months and there are several inspiring projects being created on the theme of sustainable entrepreneurship...
Well, I have more stories but they will have to wait until the weekend when I am back from Loei! Now I have a few hours to sleep - they come pick me up from the hotel at 7 to go to the airport to fly to Loei, where we stay for 2 nights. If you cant find it on the map look for Udon Thani and then it is close to there....
Anyways, here I am again in Thailand and I figured I should do some blogging and add some pics, but this visit is very official in characther and I am not getting more than few hours sleep per night....thus no time for neither blogging nor pics - which means this one will be short!
In brief - being programme director of the exchange programme between Thailand and Sweden means I make an official visit to the groups of youth at present in Thailand. Together with officials fromthe Ministry of interior I have been to Cha Am and trained our fascilitators, visited the youth in Ratchaburi and in Chiang Mai. Ratchaburi is very close to Pathum Thani, where I was last year, and thus also similar in its environment. Chiang Mai was very different, I love the hills and the people in the village of Maewin!
Visiting the youth has been very inspiring, i feel such joy seeing them in their experience like this and feel very proud of their efforts! They are amazing, putting themselves into this for 6 months and there are several inspiring projects being created on the theme of sustainable entrepreneurship...
Well, I have more stories but they will have to wait until the weekend when I am back from Loei! Now I have a few hours to sleep - they come pick me up from the hotel at 7 to go to the airport to fly to Loei, where we stay for 2 nights. If you cant find it on the map look for Udon Thani and then it is close to there....
Saturday, November 03, 2007
A walk with Nadi
This september I took a photo-walk in Stockholm with Nadi, who was in Cambodia at the time. Here are my pictures..... his are yet to be seen! To view all photos, click on this one
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