What is Africa? Where is Africa? Who is Africa? Kenya is in Africa. Sigowet is in Kenya and I am in Sigowet. Am I then allowed to tell a story about Africa?
In Africa the sun rises from the east, children love candies and youth listen to rock. In Africa people fall in love. And waiting for a phonecall from the charming, clever, humorous, good-looking guy makes Christmas holiday unbearably long. Family dinners would be far less challenging if HE would only send an sms!
In Africa my neighbour assists me to connect my mobile to the computer and use the former one as a modem for accessing internet. He recommends the Safaricom phone company although all companies are forced to lower the prices due to competition. For our benefit off course!
In Africa the most common New Year resolution made by women is weight loss, according to a national newspaper. Others are being more active in sports, spending less money on their mobile, improving their school grades and argue less with their parents.
In Africa newspapers talk about optic fibre cables, the elections coming up in 2007, how politicians betray their party and how Kenyan women can now smile but still not broadly in their struggle for justice. The world news describe the Madrid airport bomb, the execution of Saddam and the sinking Indonesian ferry. Journalists discuss why US president Bush decided to invade Iraq and the lifestyle section helps you create your dream wardrobe without spending a fortune. Adverts claim a new shampoo give you a better life.
So this is Africa. Off course not the only Africa there is, but one of the billions “true” stories about Africa. There are also stories of AIDS, of corruption, of poverty and hunger that are just as true as my story. Because Africa is a huge and diverse continent!
In Africa the sun rises from the east, children love candies and youth listen to rock. In Africa people fall in love. And waiting for a phonecall from the charming, clever, humorous, good-looking guy makes Christmas holiday unbearably long. Family dinners would be far less challenging if HE would only send an sms!
In Africa my neighbour assists me to connect my mobile to the computer and use the former one as a modem for accessing internet. He recommends the Safaricom phone company although all companies are forced to lower the prices due to competition. For our benefit off course!
In Africa the most common New Year resolution made by women is weight loss, according to a national newspaper. Others are being more active in sports, spending less money on their mobile, improving their school grades and argue less with their parents.
In Africa newspapers talk about optic fibre cables, the elections coming up in 2007, how politicians betray their party and how Kenyan women can now smile but still not broadly in their struggle for justice. The world news describe the Madrid airport bomb, the execution of Saddam and the sinking Indonesian ferry. Journalists discuss why US president Bush decided to invade Iraq and the lifestyle section helps you create your dream wardrobe without spending a fortune. Adverts claim a new shampoo give you a better life.
So this is Africa. Off course not the only Africa there is, but one of the billions “true” stories about Africa. There are also stories of AIDS, of corruption, of poverty and hunger that are just as true as my story. Because Africa is a huge and diverse continent!
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