flooding at Zoran
One In the evening when I come home from the Palestra and the stone stairs from the parking lot went up high to our house, I remarked to me a true Waterfall under Zoran's doorstep entgegenkam. He was not home, so I called him if I should look up briefly with the second key what's going on inside. Shortly after, I stood in ankle-high water, the water pipe from the sink is broken and the water shot with high pressure has been about 2 hours from the line. Fortunately made the director, whose house is directly next to it, also just finished a day and helped me then to Adrian and Pepe (which we have called) the water with brooms and mops out of the 4 rooms and the corridor rauszuschaffen.
The last major project was the renovation of the Caretaker of the food hall. Good 2 weeks was our stairway to the voluntary wing only awkward to negotiate, because we had built up a scaffolding on the steps to renovate the largest mural. After my proposal, which was newly appointed first trial to apply color to a spot and then to demonstrate to the Director not listen, we painted the entire wall (as it turned out afterwards to relieve Gianluca with the wrong color). Now, however, the hall restored to its former luster, fresh paint and new images make a pleasant atmosphere.
After the weekly meeting took place recently in an informative and relaxed atmosphere, we proposed Gianluca, Wednesday to insert a social evening where we all cook together. Even with our desire for a barbecue came Gianluca very quickly. The first barbecue was scheduled a bit since we had together sought the vegetables at night in the dark with flashlights in our fields, and yet not so much coal was there as we thought at first. Ultimately, it was nevertheless a very nice dinner with grilled potatoes, artichokes, grilled sausage meat us.
took on a Monday morning on the birthday of my Mam to the occasion with her and my aunt to Grotto beach near Gela to drive. So I was at 22 degrees on 30 March already on the beach, in your mind of course that it has in Germany 7 degrees warmer ;-)
The expectant weather also has an impact on the doings in the village, cars and scooters go back more on the streets and in summer and from the people standing outside the bars (some then but with winter jackets, evening it is usually still cool).
After Scott, the little dog from Zoran, found no playmates in his size was, finally added his little sister. The two are now following Zoran at every turn while working on the site of the Servizio Cristiano. If it is present, the feeding of the cats, things always happen a little spectacle, for the cats come from all corners of the site herbeigehuscht and follow Zoran until their feeding area, where then the approximately 10 cats at the pasta from the previous day or other groups . argue Within the white, three-color and black cats are more recently, a beige-colored, blue-eyed Siamesenkatze which is one of my favorites. The animals here in the Servizio and the lovingly crafted plants contribute significantly to the local atmosphere to me at.
For nearly a week we had a visit from Florence-Rabea, Carmen and Yannick spent their holidays here in Sicily! We had a lot of fun cooking together, the companies and celebration of Carmen's birthday! Pictures are worth a 1000 words ;-)
we have also won appreciation, Florencia is from Uruguay for a year here making her voluntary work, Miro also from Agrigento and Palermo from Angelo. John left for us, Marina and Armin.
The Internet restrictions are now grown up yet, there are probably technical difficulties ;-)
When Adrian and I went one evening to the Piazza were lights, camera tracks and a bunch of people on the ground. We were then told it is a film shot, a scene was filmed promptly:
The owner of the restaurant Charlie Brown and someone drove up with a motorcycle, close to the crowd (extras from the village). As the two descended they seized their guns which they had put back casually in his pants. The band played the song Roksan (at this point, I must say the bands around here are surprisingly good, the singers are better as so Some well known star). In any case, the two fired wildly into the crowd, which made them the laughing part, then some stumbling. The attacker ran away, a table is overturned and one of the two falls out while he still shoots. It was quite funny to watch it, after about 4 times the scene was then apparently in the box, since half the square was emptying, as against 1 clock is usually customary.
Easter Holiday Favignana
Thurs 09:03 - Mon 13/03/2009
The Easter weekend took Clem, Frank, Florencia, Laura and I as an opportunity to Favignana, which is 19.8 km ² the largest of the Egadi to spend. Gianluca we organized this accommodation Guest house in a nice family. So we started a little earlier on Thursday with the work, for then stop for lunch at Trapani. After 3 hours of driving with our Pullmino we then shuts off in the vicinity of the port for the weekend, we sat down with the ferry to the island.
heavily loaded as we were, we were amazed when Roberto and his small Renault + roof rack everything stowed.
After we reviewed our room, we go on with the car of our landlord in the town of Favignana, the car we should not shut it, he said, otherwise you can not any longer. "Non vi preoccupate, nessuno lo Tocca" - we should not worry Make no fässt to the car, the same was true then the next day for the bikes. The small town has some bars, the square, the harbor and numerous one-way streets so we are not at all that night as easily have found out again.
on Saturday we went with the borrowed bicycles along the coast Tront with rest on the beach, next to the natural division of the island by the mountain on which the castle. After coffee and ice cream then we went back to cook our own food at home. A small television with MTV entertained us at dinner and relax. Laura, Frank, Flo and I were again on the evening in the city to be present at the Easter procession.
The next morning, did Clemens and I are already borrow at 7:30 on foot to the city to scooters, Roberto came behind him with the car and took it with us, as he had before in the city. He recommended to us, to buy fresh fish directly from fishing boats in the harbor, which we could not miss, of course. For 20 € / day / person, we received then a two 50cc scooter, that it really funny was the whole island to go, high on the mountain, inserted a small off-road unit because we wanted to storm the summit cross on to end wars, but then have been too rocky and we contented ourselves with the top.
for the castle we could climb down from the scooter and on foot have to walk the stairs, of course, regardless of the difference in advance, so we made our way through the tunnel of the two halves of the island connects to explore the other side. The white sandy beach invited here to take a nap until the lighthouse, the iridescent colors of the sea and the rocky coastline, we found nothing that stopped us yet, so we drove back to the other, busier side.
When we scooter then give the evening would thus go to the city had to the police was on (probably the one and only two policemen on the island) and attempted more bad than good to intimidate us with a Busgeld, as we in the pedestrian zone driven, are behind us, however, cars, quads and other scooter criss-cross the streets. After looking a little silly presented and so did we would not understand what he wants from us (including fines or communication to the German police), he decided on a one orally accepted as driving ban for three days what are then less of, and thus allowed both sides are satisfied:-D
the rainy Sunday, it gave us a bit, so we have not done anything exciting. On Monday morning we went right on to the ferry that took us to Trapani. There, we called the director, who arrived on the day before that in his hometown. After we found our Pullmino where we him before 4 Shuts off days, we went first for breakfast in a bar, then to the barbecue at a friend of the director. In the evening we went back home after Riesi.
work:
pending since the time of any major works, we can take care of the little broken-matters, such as repair walls, rubble, put away, waste away and dispose of, etc. Otherwise, finally, soil samples were taken next to the school and behind the office, because the Earth moves underneath and thus caused cracks in the buildings.
Furthermore, we have it for nine months for the first time the movies made from Riesi, "La Matassa" - was an Italian comedy at the time.
More Weather
typical April weather we have here, the rain less frequently and are weaker than was the case in the winter. Moreover, it is becoming increasingly warmer, trees and all sorts of plants to flourish.
Otherwise I'm going to the gym regularly or with Zoran and Adrian, in the evening we meet with young people from Riesi in the bar or eating out. On weekends, we go often to Acireale, have this weekend but we stay here and help out an event in the Servizio Cristiano shape.
Finally: I'm fine, I do not regret a single day here, my decision this year instead of the voluntary civil service / armed forces to make in Germany, was absolutely right. And anyway .. time passes too quickly, in a good 2.5 months I'm back home!
Tanti Saluti Alessandro
Another note:
Zoran would leave a dog, he is still young and would look forward to a new home! If interested, look at the pictures in my photo album, not the transport is to be the problem!
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