Paximus Lodge Dili

... diversi. Certo qualche volta hai sfiga e finisci in Somalia o Afghanistan, ma quando arrivi in un posto come Timor Leste non e' che sia poi male, no? Poi si guadagna bene!" Sono riuscito ad estorcere che il bene vuol dire piu' o meno 10.000-12.000 euro al mese. "Ti do la mia mail, scrivimi quando vuoi". Incredibile, sono finito in un posto che mai avrei pensato di visitare, ed un tizio mi sta offrendo un lavoro per le Nazioni Unite; non sai mai cosa ti aspetta lungo la ...

We started a new program in Timor-Leste, in the area of rural water supply and sanitation. The purpose of this program is to help build the capacity of the Timor-Leste government in the provision of water supply and sanitation services. The team will be working with the Ministry of Health (which is responsible for WSS) and other donors in all districts. This was my first visit to the country which has gone through great civil unrest and violence over the last 18 ...

... please Commander Genral The republic of Timor Leste says you need 15 bucks a day to support yourself while you are here no i have done my sums and it will be $1000 dollars. How do you tell the thick sod that his maths are a little out. I dont have that kind of money i says blah blah i have $300 dollars and a credit card now this is what the genral wants to here. He is seriously impressed when i whip out a gold card "Welcome to Timor Lest" he says enjoy your stay.

... please Commander Genral The republic of Timor Leste says you need 15 bucks a day to support yourself while you are here no i have done my sums and it will be $1000 dollars. How do you tell the thick sod that his maths are a little out. I dont have that kind of money i says blah blah i have $300 dollars and a credit card now this is what the genral wants to here. He is seriously impressed when i whip out a gold card "Welcome to Timor Lest" he says enjoy your stay.

... Krise ausbricht. Ich w**de mit North Air b**eits am 6.8. nach Darwin fliegen. Alles zusammen fu** knapp 500 USD. XXXXX The journey to the bord** and the crossing itself was (obviously) as safe as easy. Even if we had to go to the Military Offic** (probably for strategic reasons) before leaving Indonesia th**e was no problems. The highlight was definitely the v**y nice entry to East Timor wh**e Fred and me had to instruct the ...

... mangos. We also bought the ingredients for a good betel nut chew: dried betel palm seeds to be wrapped in their leaves with a little quick lime to bring out the alkaloid in the betel nuts. Chewing betel nuts is supposed to stain your teeth red and act as a stimulant. A very traditional thing to do here; so we thought 'well when in Rome'. Our guide promised to show us how to chew this stuff but she never did. We didn't have ...

... We've seen very little American presence here so far. Perhaps a few NGOs and an USAID building with cement barricades set out in the street. We rarely hear an American accent. No tourists that is for sure. But people we talked to expected big US development investment in a few months. We're thinking 'dream on'. If they'd open up that swimming pool to the Timorese life in Dili would be greatly improved. Not a single McDonalds here. So if you are thinking of getting in on the ...

... caused by Indonesia this time, rather internal divisions. The people in the east claim the people in the west sided with the Indonesians and this is the source the festering resentments as we understand it. The UN lead by Australia sent in large forces to keep the peace and now Dili is saturated with UN peace keepers. There is little tourist presence here, just UN peace keepers and NGO workers. The first person we meet at the Hotel Torismo, other than the clerk ...

... the fields. My house is on a flat space shared by only one other house and the view is amazing. It is about 100 ft up the mountain and I spent many hours everyday just drinking coffee and looking down at the valley. They way they build the patties is by creating low rock walls around the various plots, which creates a patchwork quilt look for the valley. And right now they are getting ready to plant which means they are letting the ...

... videos or Van damme. The food here is very delicious. Mainly rice and a vegetable dish but you can defintely taste the asian influence. Oh my family gives me tofu and tempeh on a very regular basis! I spend about 6 hours a day 6 days a week in class learning the local language (tetun) and also agriculture and sustainable development techniques. Most of it is a repeat of what I learned in Peace Corps Haiti, with ...