Malawi .. Helping a Nursery School

If there is something that makes me happy is to help something through my pictures.

Currently I will work again with the project: 'Photos for a Cause'

http://photosforacause.wordpress.com/

However, main while .. Alice from Butterfly space asked me to take some pictures of the kids in the Nursery school. So, she will gave to people that are supporting her project. 

These are some of them.

Rwanda - Banda Village .. walking 15km

After walking for more than 2 hours, I arrived in this village - Banda Village -

 in the middle of the mountains. 

*

empty village @ Banda Village - Rwanda

working @ Banda Village - Rwanda 

 playing @ Banda Village - Rwanda

running @ Banda Village - Rwanda 

watching @ Banda Village - Rwanda

Rwanda .. crossing the border

One of the things I love: taking risks! If someone says that it is hard, it is almost impossible, it is difficult, its dangerous .. then I have the feeling to do it.

So, for two times I was near the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo - former Zaire) .. 

but I just went to the border. It is not safe now to go there ... =(

so close ... @ Rwanda & DRC border

Jinja .. Visiting Masese

a lot of poverty @ Masese Slum - Jinja/Uganda 

group of woman - savings & loans  @ Masese Slum - Jinja/Uganda 

even partially blind, she can feed her children and pay their studies @ Masese Slum - Jinja/Uganda  

 her husband left her and 9 kids - no food .. no school @ Masese Slum - Jinja/Uganda

Lamu .. Christmas time

 empty street @ Lamu

choosing the chicken @ Lamu Market  

 donkeys @ Lamu

narrow streets @ Lamu

i was feeling like a refuge in this boat @ Lamu

Watamu .. The best beaches! Lovely people

Watamu was my third stop. I just loved it!! 

refuges .. somalian family @ Watamy

the power of the nature .. low tide @ Watamu Bay

Diani .. first place during my "vacantion"

you are so cute @ Diani 

Nairobi .. visiting Benta's new home

after some financial problems, Benta* needs to look for another house.

It is hard to go back to the "slums-slums" again.

looking for a new home @ Kibera

neighborhood @ Kibera 

new friends for Benta's children @ Kibera

 even among poverty ... there is so much love @ inside of Benta's new home - Kibera 

 =) @ inside of Benta's new home - Kibera 

* Benta Agola, founder of Julie Hope and Children Rescue Centre. Please check: http://juliehopeandchildrenrescuecentre.wordpress.com/

Nairobi .. I am so involved in another project

However, it is also related to photograph .. so for now .. please visit:

http://photosforacause.wordpress.com/

Nairobi .. walking around Kibera

I am so glad to meet girls like Penina, such a smart girl. 

She will have a bright future, thanks to the support of Sister for Education.

Visiting Penina in her house .. Kibera - Nairobi/Kenya.

looking outside @ inside of 4m x 4m house - Kibera slum

small kitchen @ inside of 4m x 4m house - Kibera slum

neighborhood @ Kibera slum 

looking for something to sell @ Kibera slum

"I would like to open a school, because I feel bad to see girls who have potential, children who have potential in Kibera, but because of poverty they are enable to progress. So, talents are killed"

@ Kibera slum

Turkey .. relaxing in Istanbul

I went to Istanbul again to take my flight to Nairobi. My idea was to relax, organize my life and prepare myself for the next trip. I haven't done all the things I have planned, however I relaxed and enjoyed my days there.

view from the hostel @ Istanbul 

aya sofia .. beautiful aya sofia @ Istanbul

feeding and playing with pigeons @ Istanbul

Georgia .. Vardzia and its Cave Complex

Here there were more than 3.000 caves .. around 50.000 people living that time .. around the 12th century. Very nice place with almost no tourists! 

Vardzia's cave complex @ Vardzia 

walking around @ Vardzia 

details of the Church of the Dormition @ Vardzia

after the earthquake in 1285, remaining 550 caves @ Vardzia

view from inside of the cave .. many thoughts come to my mind ('allegory of the cave') @ Vardzia

Armenia .. almost the end of this trip here

I had a very good day in Ijevan, Gosh & Dilijan (North of Armenia).

It end up with very nice ride. SAP team (Bulgarians & Armenians), tks a lot for the wonderful afternoon!

yes! Armenia! @ Ijevan

waiting for something .. I don't know what! @ Ijevan

very important: firewood for the coming winter @ Gosh village 

 is it still working? i hope not @ Gosh Village

 

sincere smile @ Goshavank monastery

Armenia .. coming "straight" from Azerbaijan

The border Azerbaijan-Armenia is closed (war), so my trip was night train: Baku (Azerbaijan) > Tbilisi (Georgia) and then marshrutka (bus): Tbilisi > Yerevan (Armenia)

I really needed this night. I was alone in the cabin! @ night train from Baku to Yerevan 

Good journey by train. It reminded me the trans siberian trip @ train

easy and cheap to get this visa: 2 minutes & USD 7.5 @ border Georgia-Azerbaijan

marshrutka stopped for a coffee. I also wanted to be close to the fire (right) @ somewhere in Armenia

arriving in Armenia @ somewhere in Armenia