Landing in Dili is always exciting. It is like coming home: the familiar sights & sounds, the warm humid rush of air as you exit the plane, the walk across the tarmac to immigration & customs trying to remember your Tetum language skills as you prepare to greet the immigration officials. But this time it…
If you thought getting to leave Australia was a challenge (with cancellations, delays, rescheduled flights, requests for exemptions, tests, etc)… you would be right… but I think that was only to prepare us for what was to come 😉 On the evening of 27.02.2022 we arrived at the hotel in Darwin after a full day of flying……
As a young nation, only 4 months away from turning 20, Timor-Leste has a lot of growing to do as a nation, along with its population of approximately 1.3 million people. The median age is only 20.8 years; both country and people are infants in the history of nations. The nation lacks skilled workers in…
We have been trying for a long time to reach an agreement with the community of Hlalameta to build, together, a tank that will serve to deposit drinking water, both for the needs of our project as well as for this community. Here in Timor, the rhythm of doing things is neneik-neneik who wants…
On this beautiful island every town has a market, where local products or products from other municipalities are sold. We found everything… fresh vegetables, fruit, meat, fish, shoes, clothing, pots, plastics, Such (traditional fabrics), cleaning and hygiene products, goats, pigs, cows and oxen for sale to barlaque (We will talk about this topic in another article.) e…
Due to heavy rains, caused by Tropical Cyclone Seroja, followed by others not so strong, but constant, our access path has become really impractical! We had to suspend our work and waited about 3 weeks until the mud dried and we were able to, fix it again; cover the holes with stones and place a…
I remember my childhood with great nostalgia, watching the Timorese children play and their toys. The families, in Timor-Leste, are numerous and older children begin to feel, very early, the hard of life, the weight of responsibility when contributing to housework. Despite the daily tasks assigned to you…
It's been a while since I've posted any news about our work., because lately I dedicated most of my free time to exposing my experience with Radu, at our friend Juliano's house, and always in the hustle of every day, unfortunately, I have no more time left for this task. However, here we are…
After a very simple supper the conversation stretched a bit and the children, very tired, were almost asleep. I asked Juliano why they didn't want to go to sleep and he replied that, at their house, had established a habit, that after supper was over no one could get up from the table until…
in January 2020 my in-laws traveled to this country, despite being old, because my mother-in-law has 79 years and my father-in-law 76. They have decided to put aside their routine life and the tasks they are busy with., and came to help, teach and learn… Always active and with…