I met Markus, 50, father of 8 sons, in Asuncion, Paraguay right in the middle of Mercado Municipal 4, where he and his family serve food in a little corner hidden on the second floor of what seems to be a parking garage. Even though he only spoke Spanish and I don’t speak it well enough to have political discussions, we managed to get a short but very insightful interview. Thank you so much for your time and for letting us try your food.
South Africa, or Africa in general, has always been a huge dream of mine. Not a lot of people know that I originally wanted to do a voluntary year in Africa right after graduating High School, instead of being an AuPair in America. It (un)fortunately never worked out and so Africa stayed a dream for a really long time. Even on this trip, I never originally considered South Africa as a stop, as I did not have the money nor the time. But as most things in life, nothing really goes as “originally” planned and so I found myself boarding a plane to Capetown in April. Two weeks of South African fun on a budget – here we go.
So, this is it. My travels have come to an end. Can you believe it? 9 months over, just like that. I know, I still have a couple of countries to upload and I definitely will in the following couple of days, but I will be flying to Germany today and so I just felt the urge to write down some thoughts about the past 9 months.
Another Local’s Perspective, this time from Kudat, Sabah, Borneo. The Secret Place, run by Roby, 36, father of 7 children, was recommended to us by different people in Kota Kinabalu, so we decided to check it out. I seriously recommend going there, if you get the chance. I am so happy to have met Roby and his beautiful family (and his puppies) and thankful that he shared his thoughts about his life and country with me.
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