Archive for November, 2008

Categories: Namibia

The promised pictures!

A small update this time. I’ve finally uploaded the pictures of the printers in Windhoek - sorry for the delay. You can find them on the picture page. Here is an example:

Today we had a “thanks giving” lunch in our flat with paddy (the American peace corps volunteer) and Liz ( our co-host). I made [...]

Categories: Buchter News, Namibia

Printers In Windhoek

I have just been to the printers in Windhoek - I’m actually still in Windhoek now - and we have just witnessed the new Buchter getting born. I must say that I’m quite pleased with it, although not all the colours etc. where quite right yet.
I’ll upload some pictures of the whole printing process tomorrow [...]

Categories: Buchter News, Namibia

The Buchter As It Should Be

The new Buchter News is now almost finished. All I have to do is quickly check all the pages for unseen errors and than it’s finally done. Tomorrow I’ll travel to Windhoek to deliver the Buchter to the new printers myself. It’s going to be an exciting trip!
Exciting because of the new printers. Exciting because [...]

Categories: Buchter News, Namibia

The Office

Finally I have the feeling we are really getting somewhere with the Buchter. We found a new printer in Windhoek - who prints the national newspaper “The Namibian” - and I am very busy changing the whole look of the Buchter.
I honestly believe that finally we are making a newspaper which makes me feel proud [...]

Categories: Blog, Namibia

Brightstart Christmas Concert

Yesterday I had my hands full at the Brightstart Christmas Concert. It was a fundraising concert for the local Montessori school Brightstart. It started of with the children singing “do-re-mi” & ” My Favourite Things”. After that a choir - including Anna - sang “Ave Verum” and another song (I forgot - sorry).
Than it was [...]

Categories: Blog

South African Comedian

I found a little story by a South African comedian (he’s from cape town) on why colourds can’t be terrorists. I enjoyed it very much. There are some Afrikaans bits in there, but if your Dutch you should be able to figure it out!

We are always late. We would have missed all 4 flights.
Mooi kinnes [...]

Categories: Buchter News, Namibia

A fresh start

Ever since the Buchter News was founded in 1987 it has basically had the same setup. It looked more like a newsletter than it looked like a newspaper. We are about to change this. And it will happen this month!
What is changing? Well for starters we have found a new printer. A professional printer - [...]

Categories: Buchter News, Namibia

Tiki the Kangaroo mouse

Today both Anna and I where at the creche. To are surprise we where greeted this morning by a - as we call it - kangaroo mouse. We call it this because of her little pouch and because of her (it might have been his, sorry Tiki if I got your gender wrong) amazing jumping [...]

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