Not talking for ten days
We humans really have one wild mind, almost like a wild animal- a wild monkey, which is so difficult to tame.
Author - Isabel Scharrer
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The highest Mountain on Earth – Holyness or Working Place?
Climbing the Mount Everest truly means risking your life. There are those wo do climb the Everest just for fun and adventure, but on the other hand, there are Sherpa whose profession it is to summit the Mount Everest. - What a big difference, right?
Another day … another challenge
As soon as I wake up I rush downstairs to get my clothes – I had left them to dry but the cold temperatures overnight meant that everything was still wet.
Mount Everest: First trekking day
Last time I was telling you about the long trip to the Mount Everest Base. In this second part we finally start the trek! It is strenious and and struggle with powers but we can manage. What is all happening from the villages Phablu till Nunthala you can read now. Enjoy.
Mount Everest: preparations – and I finally start!
When I was just a little girl my dad always brought me jewellery from foreign countries. I was always curious about their origins and kept wondering: How are the people there? How do they live? What is their culture?
Night Shift: “Sabri’s Story”
Today I was assigned a night shift - from midnight to 08:00 am - together with a doctor from England whos country of origin is Pakistan. [caption id="attachment_846" align="alignnone" width="805"] Night Shift Team[/caption] When we arrived at the hospital, we were…
100 Stunden Lesbos (One hundred hours on Lesbos)
During one of the many nights I spent on the beach, looking out for boats, I made the acquaintance of Manuela Felderl (journalist) and Matthew Weißenbacher (camera operator). As we all sat around the campfire, we got into a conversation.…
Peaceful protest
I could hardly sleep from excitement because my first day as a doctor in the clinic of "Better days for Moria" was just around the corner. All I knew was, that I was going to work in the unofficial camp…
Life jacket graveyard
After I had reasonably recovered from the previous night, I decided to have a "day off" and explore the island. [caption id="attachment_898" align="alignnone" width="805"] Molyvos[/caption] My first goal was to go to Molyvos, a small village in the island’s northern…
South coast patrolling
This rainy night, "South coast patrolling" was once more the word. I packed my things and drove to the meeting point. Once there, we were divided into three different bases. We were sent to "Lasia", along with other volunteers from…
Better days for Moria
https://www.idealismprevails.at/en/at-the-port-of-lesbos/ My last article " At the port of Lesbos " (note the link above) ended by spending all night in my car. This is what happened afterwards : First experience with the BDFM = Better days for Moria The…
At the port of Lesbos
On the very same day, after the arrival of the boat, I mentioned before, I went to "Attica" - which is one of the warehouses , where all donations, clothes, shoes, strollers, tents etc. are kept. I crammed my car…