Happy New Year !

I'm ending 2008 in Barcelona eating tapas and drinking some Rioja and cerveza. 2008 has been a amazing year and full of changes. You got a role in all that. Therefore, I sincerly want to thank you and wish you a great year 2009, a lot of success, love and good health.




But while we are celebrating, UN workers got killed in Darfour and the darfurian population continues to suffer and to live under difficult situations. May 2009 brings more peace and stabilitly in Darfur than 2008.

Merry Christmas

I'm back in Switzerland for a few days. -5°C, snow, plenty of food, bars with beers, ... it's a big change. Anyway, although I'm enjoying my stay here, I'm also looking forward to returning to El-Fasher.
I wish you a merry christmas!

P.S: Dear Friend, if you know a way to buy a Canon 5D MKII with a 24-105 4L before 10th of January, let me know...

Money money

5th of December: $1 = 1.22CHF

18th of December $1 = 1.07CHF (-13%)

I'm paid in US Dollars and wanted to change dollars at my return in Switzerland in a few days.

How do you translate "f%%k f%%k f%%k" in arabic?

Clic-clac

I worked 25 hours in the last two days. I am feeling quite exhausted but very happy too. I have been waiting for a full commitment for so long. My contract has been extended till 30th of June 2009 and I will inch'allah get my new ID tomorrow. I'm now counting my money to buy a new camera (if you don't know what to offer me for Xmas ... ;-) )

P.S: I'm playing with Lightroom to quickly get B&W pictures. 

IDP Camp

I went for the first time today to an IDP (Internally Displaced Person) Camp. I suddenly got the feeling I was really in Darfur. I'm glad, more than ever, to work here, to be here, to be a witness of what's really happening here.



For your information, as a direct consequence of this conflict in Darfur, 5'000 persons die every month in IDP camps. Joyeux Noel, comme dirait l'autre.