this is the very first post of my new blog, which is about my trip to Madagascar, my preperation in Lyon (French intensive course!) and of course about my time in Magagascar itself.
For the ones of you who don't know what I will be doing on the 4th biggest island on earth, let me help you out...after passing 3 rounds of a pretty though application procedure (and an interview in "French" near a parking lot close to Cologne) 8 students from the Netherlands and Germany have been the selected ones for the "Global Experience Programme (GEP) 2007".
GEP is a joint internship programme from AEISEC (world's biggest student organization) TNT (logistics company) and the World Food Program (WFP) from the United Nations. For the 3rd time this public-private-partnership offers 8 internships in the area of development cooperation all over the developing world...so the students will be sent in couples to Burkina Faso, Zambia, Laos and yeah...Madagascar.
Right now I am getting ready to head to Lyon/France to brush up my French with an intensive course in a language school. I will be there at least for the whole month of July and then...let's see how long it takes until I run out of money. I will be back in Germany at the latest mid/end of August. Then there are a couple of weeks left until the real journey to Madagascar begins...but till then there is a lot to come...and I am looking forward to get it on!
MGG Fabi
