Polana, my first night out & the first day at the office...

During the day Sunday I walked around a little bit (a lot!!) to try and get to know the city. I had a long walk to a cathedral, which in the end was closed, but at least I got to talk to a lot of random people in the street while looking for it, and this was a lot of fun!

                      (Photo: wonderful view just down the street from my house)

 (Photo: "Prove your love, do the HIV test with me")

I'm sharing the wonderful oceanview of our apartment with a german girl Katarina and our landlady Brazilian Luciana (who I didnt actually meet yet since she is in Europe). In the evening Kat took my out to a really cool place close to our house called Núcleo da Arte - its like an integrated bar/music venue/gallery/atallie.... On sundays there is live music and the artists who paint here, also paint during the shows, so u can walk around enjoying the music while watching art being born

                      (Photo: Chanchan with one of his paintings).


Today was first day at the office at Ibis, and I mostly spent the day receiving informations about Maputo, my work schedule and about the organisation of Ibis in Mozambique... Wednessday we are going to make a field visit to hand over some lap-desks (which is basically a board which you can use for a desk, and which are handed out to schools who lend them to the children, so they can take them home and have an easier time doing homework) in one of the Northern provinses - I am going to be the lady behind the camera, and should also write a little story about it - this should be exiting :-)


And.... last but not least important news of the day: u get fresh maracujá (I have been dreaming about this fruit since I left Brazil 1½ years ago xDDD) !!!!