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42 Monate “danach”
42 months later
In Sambia war ich 2014/15. Gelebt habe ich in Choma,
das sich sicherlich seither sehr verändert hat. Als neue
Hauptstadt der Southern Province begann es schon zu
der Zeit, als ich dort war, zu wachsen und bei meinen
Besuchen 2016 und 2017 waren schon neue Viertel
um die Stadt herum aufgetaucht. Gearbeitet habe ich
zwei Tage in der Pre-school der St. Mary’s Parish und
zwei Tage im Krankenhaus. Dort durfte ich fast jeden
Monat in eine andere Station reinschnuppern und
habe dadurch sehr viel gesehen.
Vielleicht hat sich da bei mir schon mein zukünftiger
Beruf in meinem Unterbewusstsein festgesetzt, wer
I used to live in Zambia from August 2014 to August
2015. My host family’s place is in Choma, and I’m sure
it must have changed a lot since I left. When I visited
in 2016 and 2017, it had already started growing a lot.
I used to work in the St. Mary’s parish pre-school and
in Choma General Hospital. Especially the hospital
was very interesting for me because I was in a different
ward each month and that made me see a lot of things.
Maybe during that time I unconsciously decided about
what I was going to do after coming back. For, with
some coincidences and a lot of luck, in October of the
very same year, I started going to midwifery school.
But who knows – maybe it wasn’t coincidence
and luck, but destiny?
It took three years to complete this schooling.
And then I first had to travel a bit, before I was
ready to really start working. Since January of
this year I’m now working in a delivery ward
in the hospital of Bayreuth. This town is about
one and half hours away from my parents’
place. Soon I’m going to start visiting women at
their places after delivery, which is also part of a
German midwife’s job.
I do like this profession a lot, but I don’t feel like
it’s what I am going to be doing for the rest of my
life. Therefore I want to start going to university
this October to study “African culture and
society”. Because somehow Zambia – or Africa
– still fascinates me and I want to learn more.
Since I left Zambia, I tried to stay in touch with
my family and friends there. It’s not always easy
and it has become much less. But there are a few
close friends I’m regularly chatting with in order
to always catch up what’s happening in our lives.
And a few weeks ago I was asked something
very special – if I want to be a bridesmaid! I am
very humbled and happy about that and can’t
wait to visit Zambia again, especially for this
certain event.
Anna Hofbeck