From the beginning to now Now it's finally time, after 3 weeks of complete Internetabszinenz
I sign from sunny Sicily! The first 6 weeks I have
you time together roughly. Have fun reading and wonder ;-)
photos found at: http://picasaweb.google.de/peanza
The day before ...
Friday, 07/11/2008 Since I do not like the other volunteers with the But will train traveling by car, was already Friday my last day in Germany. Below my daily routine in brief:
7:00 alarm clock waking contingent, of course not packed
only yesterday noticed that my identity card must be renewed.
8:00 clock in the Town Hall is said to me at 20 you get a new Ausweiß, ie birth certificate, recent photo and 8 € 'fees due!
8:30 clock When I got the stuff and I still scan quickly at retail can have (had thanks to digital photo ego in 5 minutes) I applied for Ausweiß need him to take it before December, the first present I care little .
9:00 clock Meet me sell with a buddy at a gas station just to inform him officially my car :-( not without sorrow But better he goes to scrap, as it then rusts in ner garage.
9:30 clock Bring the sale contract to my insurance and register my car from
10:00 Irschenberg clock driving after a go-to shop for NEN box truck that my Pa on the same day to Genoa leaves
10:30 clock loading the truck with forget all sorts Haushaltskram which my uncle when moving to Sicily had
15:00 clock get my bathing suit and moving to bathe at the Schliersee to the last time in fresh water :-)
17:30 clock covering the truck, Of course while it is raining, print out the route to Genoa, mattering with my Pa that we are on Saturday afternoon in the port of Genoa meet
meantime, I've even made it my bags to pack ready and me in the evening to meet friends . The night was more or less sleepless ;-)
Saturday, 12/07/2008 5:00 clock My cousin picks me, we fahrn through to Genoa, where we find, after some phone calls to my father at the port (point 12:00 clock)
the rest of the day we have some in Genoa, in part with the drive up to Torre spent Pelice who have a night to Sunday we spent the night in NEM Aggrotourismo auserhalb of Torre. The next day (Sunday, 08/13/2008) came out for the big reunion with familiar faces from the Ausreißeseminarund a few new added encountered.
Torre Pellice / Gianna Vella
Saturday, 13/08/2008 first come ... chooses first from the room! There were two houses with one room for a total of 23 4,5,6,8 he volunteers.
had in the 3 weeks stay in Gianna Vella we have much to celebrate, including 3 birthdays :-)
Even if you're away from civilization located in the mountains, there are 3 beautiful weeks in which we came to know each other better and new friendships were close! The program consisted of Italian lessons in the mornings from Monday to Friday, in the afternoon, the cultural program designed quite varied with discussion groups, lectures about the places
and Italy in general, etc. Even a trip to Turin and the mountains of Torre Pellice it. In the rest of the time we were able to swim Tumpi (a dammed river in Torre) or daily drinking :-) Internet Cafe, we have obtained via WLAN in the streets Torres-what over 20 people, armed with laptops hardly notice ;-)
were quick then the Italian pre-paid phone card purchased. While the volunteers
Italy with TIM are well advised, is probably the better choice for WIND the Sicilians. Let
not kidding you-the wind maps can very well buy without Torre Codice Fiscale, just few meters away from the e-Punto. During the three weeks gabs some high-lights such as a full-day water fight, a horse and a donkey or in front of our museum (Gianavella is also an attraction for Waldenses from around the world). Then There Were there any monitored the-painted-completely-on-and-no-wills-was-his-tag
etc etc..
On Friday and Saturday it hies then take leave of the Torre and Florenzfreiwilligen what is left over us Sicilians was not easy. Keywords: Saturday depression with Donnie Darko (insider)
On Sunday we went For us it for now going on!
Sunday 12:30 train to Pinerolo, then train to Turin to Genoa by train, bus ride to the harbor, walk to the wrong ferry, march to the right ferry, run!
It was for us 14 volunteers Sicily 3 rooms with 4 beds and 2 chairs. To say, perhaps, that could smear on Sunday every two rolls for the trip to Palermo, which is of course not enough in 20 hours journey from Genoa to Palermo .. But who wants to complain because we have brought
the biscuits eaten on Monday morning. A tip for future volunteers: bring enough water on the ferry you can with 0.5 liters of water poor drink.
18:00 clock arrival at the port of Palermo, because none of us pick up ... After some rumtelefonieren then a man came with the NEM van loaded up our luggage and us has said spongy, where the next bus to the center of La Noce (where we will spend the night) driving. After about half an hour, the bus driver calls again and tells us he passed us off but present.
Arrived at the future site of the Palermo-volunteers are expected in a note to the German construction status will arrive the next morning in the office, dinner or a contact person no trace. After a purchased pizza we went to bed exhausted, luggage for a whole year Time supervising carry around and makes finally tired ;-)
I at least could not sleep, it was sauheis and loud. The chase continued on the next morning, a new note awaited us at the office, the staff did not seem much more mysterious than the slip of paper. Whoever had written it was not there. There we hies to the station, and get the
Riesianer then off at Kuwait and the Pachino Palermo and volunteers at the bus stop Vittoria.
This should be said that we Riesifreiwilligen same on Wednesday started with our 7-hour working day during the camp-Adelfia seaside holiday mini work on more than 3 hours daily duties (no offense, I
Grant that you just do not:-P)
arrival at Q8 (aka Kuwait)
trip After almost 2 hours in the overcrowded bus (your luggage has by far not fit in the trunk, we had the top half of a double decker bus) we finally arrived at the station Q8. We realized then
the first time the wit of us to pursue here-Q8 had sounds in English, too much like Kuwait:-P.
Here we were received by Angela, the secretary of the office together with Pepe, the caretaker. Since it hies goodbye to the Palermo/Pachino-
people. But in Sicily it's not from the world of Riesi, it only takes about 2 hours in Palermo and in about 3 hours in Pachino.
came after a short drive to the Servizio Cristiano in Riesi, welcome to our joy it was already lunch on the table!
After the signing of the contract and payment of 75 € deposit for the keys (these and other curiosities they told us only in Torre Pellice via email), we learned first hand that the new director wants to introduce a 6-day week for all employees of the SC (about 20 people) and also for the volunteers. Also important that the 9-seater bus will only run when the director arrived
is ... And as if that's not enough: The Internet does not work since last Saturday!
went with this bunch of new information, we will first choose our rooms. Something little to smile about: The director makes sure that you do not run barefoot through the area, as can be out of the ground very hoarse and it would hurt the community
when someone gets blisters. Everyone reading this can imagine that we had a lot of talking point at the beginning until now and have.
Perhaps it should be mentioned here that the Servizio Cristiano until now has been rather led by interim directors, now, this should change with Dr. Gianluca Fiusco. The only - from the first day until now, just before his arrival - we know is that he wants to lead some respondents.
Now for the positive things in the Servizio Area! We were more or less what work we choose to start (to be at least until September, because we new "classified" by the director) want to do
. August is marked by temporary solutions, which only starts on September 1 Servizio correctly. designed far, the division like this:
Clemens and I help the caretaker Pepe, Sebastian, Armin and Adrian Tano help in agriculture. Frank and Anna take care of the guest rooms. However, the Organization here is not as tight as for example, the almond crop helped with any decency. While we must emphasize as a janitor's assistant elementary school and preschool (1-5 class) new furniture and even carry around and reap the agricultural people tomatoes, almonds, and anything that the garden is growing by the Servizio. decency as the almond crop was a day for everyone the same program for almost 2 weeks:
going at 7 clock walk test (there it is not so hoarse)
long pants and a hat wise enough to drink, a wooden floor and a couple of networks, which more could you want ;-)
Many will wonder whether we are crazy in long trousers at about 36 degrees with Holzstoecken flogging almond ...
us felt the same. But at least if one is unfavorable to the wind and slap spent in the almond-one knows what the real nuisance at work and almond lice! Just countless small beasts fly towards you as soon as you get started.
One can not at all imagine how annoying it is to stick when you sweat, and thousands of small flies in one. The difficulty shaking off
almonds must then be by (previously laid out) cross-linked to the Ape (small green farm truck) brought and spread later
and sorted. It even went so far that we still afternoon in the fields rumbuckelten to pick up some almonds for a proud-
kilo price of 3 €! After such a rewarding work morning to a fever then for lunch, prepared by the cook contrary.
Although not beautiful sounds you prefer to be simple ;-) Other times I been there before the Caretaker, our final task was to dig up a broken pipe
in school after 2 hours and I heard Clemens auchmal then that it was the drain.
But as Pepe says: un lavoro che si deve fare (a work that needs to be made)
our free time we make because of our isolation and the inability to access the Internet, so that we
evening the plaza of the town center . seek Walking Around about 15 minutes away, you'll watch every day, just how many people come to a place to eat together and talk and every day! There Were Three times and band performances. This here is the season is so much going on sometimes because Riesi experiencing a high churn rate. In the summer, many people come back to visit their relative fall and friends.
The volunteers of the SC or German general enjoy a reputation here as it seems, it took almost an evening walk to Piazza
without honking or is called after us. Maybe it's because we stand out as a now 8-piece band that wherever we are.
offered Otherwise look at the broadcasts of the Olympics, because we have a TV in the common room. In the evening you may well go jogging
or the self-cooking try, or just go to the piazza and eat as cheap and tasty / drink :-)
visit from Adelfia!
From 08/22 to 08/24 we got visit from Benni, Ann-Kathrin and Lia! On Friday we went immediately to our current single highlight, the Piazza!
the evening was still enough time to talk in detail about the far past time to celebrate! In the morning on it was, unfortunately, nothing was Nocht
from our planned trip to the sea-bathing, our bus is not repaired and it had no real desire to 7 stand up and take the public bus.
A special thanks to our visit to cook and clean for the kitchen:-D Next time we come visit you then!
On Sunday we went for it back again with her van to Adelfia.
opens the door to civilization itself! 22:08 on Friday it was time-a bright spot for us volunteers, we came before us as if we already living on the moon!
The Italian Telecom has just under 3 weeks and 3 different technicians managed the Internet (at least in the office)
up and running! Wi-Fi access for our volunteers in the community room, the director However, set up yet ...
The heist in plain text we can only hours from 1 bis 2 clock on the computer of the secretary. For 8 volunteers of course a joke.
But ... Oh, how good, no one knows ... that of Clemens and I, together with a switch network cables were found, as we have reduced the full
computer room and dragged across half the land. This allowed schonmal seven volunteers (instead of one) simultaneously on the Internet,
However, with time limit, as the secretary throws us out by 2 clock.
three years training should not be in vain and therefore
I have discovered a network cable across the road to the building fuerte, which we have to renovate for future volunteers.
the moment we have therefore this solution is Internet access, but will soon be the 1st of September and the wireless network into operation! If
first from me, I've tried it as manageable as possible to keep :-)
I try to keep the blog as current as possible, in any case is to be read if we will be successful in the enforcement of some things ;-)
Tanti Saluti Alessandro
