Dogs Day

Sorry my dear reader for this strange title. But actually as I searched for another suitable one I could not find.
Last week we visited Kristiansund to meet the youth group there.

It was very long journey; it took about 4 hours by the bus. When we reached there it was so late where we met Daniel, Cecelia and Ann Christin, then went to the Red Cross House. We wrote a poster to use it when we go to find new members.

The program of the dog started after we went out with Daniel and his small black dog into the city centre. It was so cold night, my hands and feet were frozen.

Daniel & his Dog

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We saw some ships of the oldest transportation company in Norway

Most of Norwegians like breeding animals especially dogs and cats. So, that day whenever we met a woman or a man we found him walking with his dog or carrying a cat.

 

They had pretty rare species of dogs and cats.

 

We visited many places to see the nice old city and had fun.

My Futue's Wife

Before fore we go back we enjoyed pizza in that such cold weather me and Lemi and Daniel and our small friend, Daniel's dogs.

Daniel's Dog..

 

At Red Cross House when we went back we watched some movies then played games with An Christen and Cecilia.

Although it the first visit to Kristiansundal but I was not satisfied with that trip because we didn’t meet volunteers there, because the group leaders did not arranged well for the visit. So they know nothing about the program. But we hope we meet them and do some activities during the coming visit.

One Night In Molde

         Yesterday we visited the volunteer in Molde. It was the first time for us to go there. We have to use the ferry to cross the sea, same as when we went to Volde, which can carry alot of cars on it.

Alot f Cars In The Ferry

         The funny thing is that my co delegate Lemi as usual was very hungry, he was annoying me whole the journey although he took with him some potatoes chips but it was not enough to satisfy his hunger.

Chris Struggling Hunger Inside The Bus In The Ferry

         When we reached Molde it was about 7pm. Elisabet and the volunteers were waiting for us in the bus station.
         Soon they suggested having something to eat before we go to Red Cross House. So my dear friend Chris was the happiest one and agreed immediately with the Italian pizza idea at one of the restaurant there.

Chris Enjoying The Pizza

          During that we talk about their activities in Molde and how they are going to celebrate ” AIDS” day.

          At the Red Cross office we had a presentation about our activities in Sudan and the voluntary system there.

Me and Chris Preparing For The Presentation

     Also we talked aabout our challenges in Norway (food, weather, language and Norwegian communiy).

The Volunteers Following The Presentation

Chris Was Very Sad For His Compter Which Stopped Working

         Still the bad luck was following my friend Chris, as his computer stopped working suddenly and he was very sad because he lost all his important files there.

After The Presentation We had A fun

        There was small girl, a sister of one of the volunteer. She gave us a gift, a nice candle and apiece of soap she used to make it herself. She collects old candles and soap and melts it then modifies it in different shapes.

Very Nice Candles And Soap

        We returned back but decided to visit Molde another day during our weekend to meet the volunteers again and do some other activities.

October Gathering Of Red Cross Youth & Rescue Team

          Saturday the 30th of October was the first day of the gathering of the Red Cross Youth and Rescue Team Members. They gathered from different parts in Ålesund to attend this annual course.

       Irene Kvangarsnes, the Office District Staff Member,who in charge of the Rescue Teams, came and picked us to Ålesund.

The place of the course was Radisson SAS Hotel, one of the nicest Hotels I saw for its featured services. 410 was the number of my room.

 I like the Hotel although I was sure that I will suffer food where I went in Norway, because I am Muslim and eat only “HALAL FOOD”. But I was so lucky because I found very delicious fish in the first day so I enjoyed my meal with the others.

Astrid intrudused us for the presentation

        The first day me and my co delegate Lemi Chris had a presentation about Sudan and abut our challenges in Norway and our plans for the coming period in the district.

Part Of The Participating Volunteers From Different Areas

       Mr. Nils Christie was honored for his great efforts during his early voluntary life and for his mother, who was from the first women who started knitting art in Ålesund to distribute it for poor people.

 Other activities were done, and then we showed the volunteers the rules of the RAW WAR a role play.

I have never enjoyed my dinner in Norway before as that first day of the course. As we went to Teater Fabrikken Restaurant. Before and during dinner the staff of the restaurant had funny sketches. Everyone was happy that day.

Although it was in Norwegian language but the body language was enough to know what happening.

It was nice Simple style Restaurant and the staff having funn with every one ther..Even me.. i was grapped with this crazy funny man.

The last day we gave the volunteers some ideas about how to celebrate the 8th day (AIDS Day) this year.

As usual we had fun for some time especially with our dearest friend Britt Eli.

At the end of the course we received some invitations from other group in Ålesund and now we are preparing for it.

Program Solidarity Concert For South Sudan

                Last week the 25th of October at evening we attended the program solidarity concert for south Sudan in Spjelkavik Church in  Romsdal. It was organized by the Norwegian People's Aid and Ålesund and surroundings around.

          We went to the place of the program with Guri, our MAM in More Og Romsdal Red Cross Office as we used to call her. She always kind for us and ask us to go with her during weekend for recreational programs. Because she know well that we may got bored if we stayed at home all the time after we go finish work.

         The program was for collecting money to help women in southern part of Sudan, whish suffer more and has no voice in its community.

It was nice and enjoying program with different participations, opera songs, ballet, .

Opera

Ballet

Songs

playing on piano

       When the program finished we met a Sudanese dentist doctor living and working in Norway for many years with his wife and his small child.

We may visit him one day at his home to have Full Sudanese day.