just for fun

Today is world action day against climate change.
I decided to tell what is happening in Namibia, one of the driest countries in the world.
My friends live near one of the few perennial rivers of the country, the (O)Kavango River. Read their letter from March and April this year (Namibia's rainy season) and see what that means for the poor communities that try to make a living there.

We had so much water, unbelievable.
n'Kwazi was totally "drowned", not a dry spot was left on the lodge. The horses went to the Kayengona side of the lodge. Luckily we did not have a lot of water in the chalets. We packed everything on 2 block bricks 44cm high, and locked the doors and sandbags outside and are going to open on Thursday and start to clean.

The dining room and kitchen had 2 stacks of sandbags on the floor, which kept the area a little drier and the whole swimming pool, lounge and bar-area was more than 2m deep in the water. The fridges and cupboards stood all on 3 block bricks high, and will stay for another week or so like this.

I only feel very sorry for all the people along the river, they all had to evacuate and in our area they are now all staying at Mayana school. Government suppose to provide food, but for how long? All the crops are damaged either by the floods or scavengers. We are also guarding the lodge day and night with watu's (local canoes). Not enough tents, just sleeping in the open and now is mosquito time.....

This month was again very rainy. The Kavango rose to its highest level in around 100 years. N’Kwazi was hard hit by the floods, due to this we had to stop work for most of March and concentrate on keeping the water out of the buildings. The pre schools also closed and will resume as soon as the water goes back sufficiently that the children can walk to school again.


Luckily the people that stayed close to the river are cared for. The red cross has been relocated people in tents and is distributing blankets and food to the displaced.

Here are some international posts from people who believe that everone can do something to work for world's peace!
(except for one)

This Chain begins on the holdowicz-claude`s blog http://my.opera.com/holdowicz-claude/blog/about-peace-and-artists?cid=7667490#comment7667490

l_ArtMan: "I vote for Peace for the whole World. Let it be. Make love not war."
http://my.opera.com/I_ArtMan/blog/peace-is-possible

Virgilia: Pax et felicitas semper omnibus!
http://my.opera.com/Virgilia/blog/chain

MAJULIE: La chaîne est plus facile à faire que la paix...
http://my.opera.com/MAJULIE/blog/2009/05/10/la-paix-sur-terre

Villain: I don't think you'll like it, but that's what I think.
http://my.opera.com/Villain/blog/2009/05/13/478-chain-for-peace-in-the-world

solzinho: Paz Para A Raça Humana.
http://my.opera.com/solzinho/blog/2009/05/14/paz-para-a-ra

yulenka: ... nice idea to find a way to connect all people around the World, this way in honor of Peace.
http://my.opera.com/yulenka/blog/show.dml/3239607

Liu: Hope you will enjoy it as much as I do, ever !!
http://my.opera.com/%20Liu/blog/2009/05/14/beauty-is-around-everywhere

robertsglyn1: People ...just being at peace and having fun
http://my.opera.com/robertsglyn1/blog/show.dml/3256797

And from Norway:
http://my.opera.com/norfrid/blog/chain-for-peace-in-the-world
http://my.opera.com/Arnekrilu/blog/2009/05/20/tolerance-love-and-peace

noah counte: I know that every stone I cast ripples outward.
http://my.opera.com/noah%20counte/blog/2009/05/25/peace-chain

ellinidata: When my young came home from school this afternoon, and asked "mom are there any new interesting posts on Opera lately?"
http://my.opera.com/ellinidata/blog/2009/05/29/teen-joins-the-peace-chain

from Romania with love:
http://my.opera.com/norskblu/blog/2009/07/01/chain-of-peace

from the Phillipines: http://my.opera.com/jean22/blog/chain-peace

Olga from Russia sends this: http://my.opera.com/Olgita/blog/2008/08/14/just-a-song#comments

Pam from the USA finally joined us: http://my.opera.com/PainterWoman/blog/2009/09/11/peace-chain-continues-2

Let's unite!

This is such a funny video, I just want to share it with as many people as I can!



Enjoy the outtakes also:


Hope Matt will go on dancing!!!