Guten Morgen!

 

 

 

MALAIKA

Once again Tofauti on the move brings you insights of some of our exceptional interns from across the globe. This time we had one forever smiling intern all the way from Germany named Ma Reike, as it goes without saying, an Angel she truly was..Sehr erfreut Sie kennen zu lernen! She braced us with the infamous German Efficiency for about two months and truly kept all of us on our toes depending on how you'd wanna look at it :)! All in all her charm was passed onto the children she taught and everyone she came across. Given another month she would have easily vied for a county representative post for South C. Anyway, enough with the chit chat and lets now dive into her amazing Kenyan experience..







What were your expectations of the Tofauti Internship Experience? Have you met them?

Actually, I didn´t have many expectations about my internship. Of course, I wanted to get to know the Kenyan culture and way of life, also meet new people from all over the world, especially from Kenya J and having a good time there. Personally, I don`t like to have a lot of expectations. I prefer to come to a country and let things go. Hakuna Matata!:)

What did you get from the Tofauti Internship Experience? What value did we add to your life?

I experienced so many different things. The first thing what I learned in Kenya was that everything can happen and there is always a solution. Therefore, Hakuna Matata and don´t worry… My work in Faith-school was also an unforgettable time there. I had so much fun with them and it was nice to see happy and smiling kids even when they don´t have much. To play football with them or to watch a movie apart from the teaching was always a great joy for me. My highlights with them were our “pancake-day”, our “sports-competition-day” and our “musician-project”. When even the kids don't have proper teachers they always try to give their best. Apart from my project I travelled a lot during the weekends and I was impressed about the gorgeous landscape of Kenya. The diversity is amazing. To travel with the other interns was always a funny adventure. To see wild animals really close to myself was also very impressive. Especially, to see elephants, buffalos and hippos ;)… -> no more comments on that :D . Or Jump from the waterfalls of 14Falls.I also met some many nice people and had such a great time with them that all made me to have the best nine weeks I have ever had in my life.


Especially thanx to Ryan ;) and all the others..


What other ways could we have engaged you in the field?

All interns were engaged in their projects. But we never had any pressure and we could also decide what we wanted to do. We also had the opportunity to go to other projects and see how they work and got to know other institution. We also had a lot of freedom to decide what we wanted to do or not.

What was the food like in the house?

Kenya food is awesome.Especially in our house. Mathew is such a great cook. Asante saana to Mathew. Mandazi in the morning or Chapatie with peas, fish, meat,….. what else do you want? The house was also a great place to stay during my internship. Mathew as our “dad” took always care about us. It did´t matter which mood we had and we could ever talk to him. I felt always a warm welcome to come home to Akiba Bellevue with the blue gate :D

What can we do to make Tofauti internship experience better?

Actually everything was great. Tofauti does a great job in Kenya and there is nothing to change. I had a great time with Tofauti. Therefore nothing to add.







Have your say...

hmm.. where shall i start?

Standing on the top of Mount Kenya was an experience what I´ve thought that I could never do that Mind over body-or.. if you want to do it- you can. I made some many experiences and sometimes the way was hard, but I learned from every step. Even sometimes it was a step backwards. I had such a nice time here in Kenya and there were a lot of people who made it what it became.To sit in a full-crowded Matatu, to hear loud Reggae-Music and to stand in the traffic jam was such a great adventure and even I did it nearly every day I enjoyed it so much


The kids in Faith-school showed me how to be happy every day and they made me happy. Playing football with a basketball on a field... Learning Suaheli-Songs (the Skamares-Song) from them or just how to dance… There are so many unforgettable moments I will never ever forget in my life and it made me another person.


There is nothing else to say than: Asante saana and Hakuna brrr…tscha…!!!