Dr. Juma

Finally, there seems to be a solution to all our worries, troubles, pains, sorrows: Dr. Juma. As it seems, there isnt anything that he wouldn't be able to heal.

Nura's Wedding

The happy bride - Nura - and myself

Hanna and me, waiting for the bride to come

The bride, Nura A., surrounded by her younger sisters and best friends

Somaliland weddings are - as demonstrated above - very colourful events.
After one and a half years of living and working in this country, I have finally managed to join the beauty club by purchasing a real Somali dress. Walking in this overdimensional big dress was a challange at the beginning, however, by the end of the evening I even managed to dance in it without constantly falling over the dress... Looking forward to the next wedding :-)

Weekend in Berbera

Thanks to the Somali dress code, we constantly look like a bunch of Hippies who have resisted the transition into twenty first century :)

UN family under one "hat". Me, Livia, Fred, and Santosh demonstrating a respectable collection of UN agencies...

Everybody needs a break from time to time - which place would be more ideal than the Beach of Berbera to gain new energy?

And again - somali beach dress code...

Bestseller number one among expatriates in so called "hardship" zones :-)