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The farmer of Hà Giang

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Hà Giang Loop

If there is one thing you must do in Vietnam it’s the Hà Giang Loop. Renting a semiautomatic in Hà Giang and cycling towards the Chinese border is one of the best things you can do in northern Vietnam. It’s the biggest feeling of freedom – the biggest adventure you probably get. Neverending curves through the landscape of King Kong. Shades of green you have never seen before. Mountains in a shape you will never forget. Endless roads. Endless great experiences, endless cultural goods to discover, endless shots of Happy Water at family dinners. I did it too. And I was and I am still absolutely thrilled about it. There is just one story I want you to know too.

Neverending roads to remote villages

When you roll through those endless valleys in northern Vietnam – you forget about the little basket on your semiautomatic and you feel like a rebel. You’re probably overcoming huge fears as a not used cyclist on those slippery and narrow roads. And by the days you feel like you own them. But surprise, you don’t. And people in northern Vietnam didn’t wait for you either.

The villages are far away from bigger cities, the connections are bad (as mentioned, it’s an adventure for us tourists, but a struggle for locals shipping their goods from A to B). Only cities or villages like Hà Giang, Yen Minh, Mèo Vac or Du Già profit from the tourism. All the other villages are left with dirt, emissions and me looking at them like they’re the zoo’s attraction.

A village close to Du Già

We stopped in a village along an endless road between Du Già and Hà Giang. It was the last day of our loop. And if I say we – we were a gang of ten people by now – gathered from all over the (western) world while cycling the loop.

We split in the village; I decided to take photos, as the farming in this beautiful, magical surrounding fascinated me. I was alone and next to «Sin chào» – hello – I couldn’t say a word in Vietnamese. Just by writing this – I already feel rude.

With hand and feet I asked the girl with the orange shirt if it is okay to take pictures of them. And I was ignored. I was ignored for about ten minutes. And I just waited, waited for something to happen and observed what they did. Communication was never that hard. She just stared at me with her arms crossed, like a wolf protecting her pack, waiting what next step I would dare to do…

… and I was a little helpless. Until I remembered the few pencils and paper sheets I had in my bag, as a present for kids.

Don’t imagine this to be romantic now. There was no thank you («Cam on») n’or a smile. But it was enough to melt the ice just a tiny bit. And at this point I understood how rude I am. How much I pretended I am in a zoo. Bringing a gift is the very least I could do. I felt poorly prepared.

I took a few pictures and as part of the process, I’d love to involve people. To let them take the pictures. But they didn’t dare to touch my camera, Yet they were curious of what it did. And honestly, at that point, I am not even sure if they have seen a camera of that size before. They were so surprised of what they saw on the little screen. I heard the first giggles. By the way, also a big giggles when the grandmother – I’ll just call her like that – tried to surround my leg with her hands. Well, she couldn’t.

Anyway, the reason the ice really melted was my new French friend Manuel who joined our encounter after a while. And he of course wanted to try the farmers work himself. It was a big laugh. Can you spot the locals walking by in the back?

And the ice melted

While the ice between us melted, I was so thankful for them. I was rude. I interrupted their world. I couldn’t speak their language. Why would they want me to take pictures?

This taught me so much. I was not prepared. Creating a story means being aware of what might happen. Of giving back. Of connection. Awareness. Taking pictures is so much more than a click. And I swore to myself to go back there and to bring them gifts. They won’t remember, but I will.

This is the story of my most beautiful encounter during a five month journey in Southeast Asia.

Der Beitrag The farmer of Hà Giang erschien zuerst auf Naomi Salomé.

Girls & Bikes I

admin — Thu, 28 May 2020 22:13:12 +0000

What is «Girls on Bikes»?

Girls on Bikes – a cooperation with Seliner Corse GmbH – is obviously about women and motorbikes. But further about stereotypes, the right bike choices and what to wear. About experiences, personalities, fun and pure freedom. Let’s go for it, sisters!

Let’s free the spirit

What you can expect are portrait series, bike rides and a variety of my experiences and therefore a – probably pretty rough – navigator through this men’s world. You will see a lot of Ducati’s here – as my current choice is a Ducati Scrambler 1100 and before the 800. I get my motorbikes offered by Seliner Corse GmbH who did a great job by recommending the Scrambler to me. You will soon meet Natalie – she is working there ever since and rides bikes herself.

With this series I want to encourage other women to go for their dream – in my case it was a motorbike. Why that needed courage? I simply didn’t want to be «one of those»: A classic stereotype fail. But when I went for the motorcycle loop in northern Vietnam I was so fascinated and liberated by the little Honda Semiautomatic that I couldn’t help myself but jump right into this adventure.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

This is me, I’m 28 years old and just came back from a five months trip in Asia – where I experienced the freedom of riding a motorcycle for the first time. I’m about to get my motorcycle license and therefore pretty new to the world of motorbikes. What I know already – it’s a men’s world. Starting by what bikes I should drive, to the little clothes available for women and stereotypes of girls on bikes.

Der Beitrag Girls & Bikes I erschien zuerst auf Naomi Salomé.

Real facts about the Highlander

admin — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 09:02:55 +0000

This majestic breed from the Scottish Highlands is famous all around the world. Not only for it’s meat but for it’s glorious character and magnificent head of hair.

High up in a valley of Switzerland, in Avers, we discovered it: The Scottish Highland Cattle. But as a matter of fact: They are all around the world. This cattle is seen often in the USA, Australia and Europa. They’re famous four their glorious hair, sturdy body and warmhearted character.

This film is an homage dedicated to this delicate hoofed animal. Produced by Fabian Engeler & Naomi Wirth

Der Beitrag Real facts about the Highlander erschien zuerst auf Naomi Salomé.

Colombo

admin — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 06:20:48 +0000

Colombo – a vibrant city

Colombo and it’s fascinating colours, smells and people. I will put people first. Never have I met more helpful and friendly citizens – because believe me – the capital of Sri Lanka is huge. It counts about 800’000 citizens – mostly Buddhists but also a big part of them are Muslim and a smaller group is Hindu. And all of them get a long very well – not regarding their recent history, everyone tries to get along with each other and respect the culture, the beliefs. Yet – if something happens, they’re accusing each other.

Der Beitrag Colombo erschien zuerst auf Naomi Salomé.

Arbeitnehmer 4.0

admin — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 16:07:51 +0000

Die Digitalisierung verändert die Arbeitswelt und mit ihr das Anforderungsprofil der Arbeitnehmer sowie Arbeitgeber. Während sich die Arbeitswelt in der vierten Revolution befindet, stellt sich die Frage, wie sich die Schule gegenüber dieser grossen Veränderung verhält.

Film über die Digitalisierung im Rahmen der Bachelorarbeit Multimedia Production 19 von Naomi Wirth

Das geforderte Kompetenzprofil von Arbeitnehmer und Arbeitgeber hat sich durch die Digitalisierung verändert. Durch aktuelle Studien wird schnell klar, dass das auch künftig so bleiben wird. Das Fachwissen ist zwar seinerseits wichtig, stark aufgeholt haben aber sogenannte Soft Skills; also persönliche sowie zwischenmenschliche Fähigkeiten. Darunter fallen Kompetenzen wie Offenheit, Zuverlässigkeit, Lern- sowie Kritikfähigkeit, Kommunikation, kreative Lösungsfindung und viele mehr.

Die Schule bereitet Kinder und Jugendliche auf ihre Zukunft in der Arbeitswelt vor – so heisst es zumindest. Doch das System der öffentlichen Schulen hat sich seit Jahrzehnten nicht verändert. Zwar haben einzelne Fächer Umstrukturierungen erlebt und neue Inhalte sind dazugekommen, doch der Weg zu lehren blieb derselbe. In der wissenschaftlichen Arbeit stellte sich folglich die Frage, inwiefern Kinder in der Primarschule auf die veränderte Arbeitswelt vorbereitet, beziehungsweise ob die gefragten Soft Skills gefördert werden. Diese Untersuchung fand anhand drei Soft Skills statt: Die Lern- und Teamfähigkeit sowie die kreative Lösungsfindung.

Das Lehrprojekt ist ein gefilmter Bericht, der ebenfalls die Arbeitswelt mit der Primarschule in Verbindung bringt. Das anhand der Lernfähigkeit. Im Film wird gezeigt, warum sie wichtig ist und welche Eigenheiten der öffentlichen Schule die Lernfähigkeit beeinträchtigen können.

Der Beitrag Arbeitnehmer 4.0 erschien zuerst auf Naomi Salomé.