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Johan’s Diary – July 20, 2016 Last night we stayed with a good friend of ours Thandiwe Mazibuko who lives and works in South Africa as the Music Director of Star for Life. We had the…
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Johan’s Diary – July 18, 2016 Today Sophie and I had the privilege of following our friend Glenda that we’re staying with to “Ikhaya Lo Thanda” which means “Home of Love”. A group called 1000…
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Johan’s Diary – July 15, 2016 I got up fairly early this morning, before 8:00am. I went outside and had breakfast in the sun, where it was quite windy but nice. After breakfast I went…
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Johan’s Diary – July 13, 2016 Today Sophie and I together with Andi's daughter Taiga went to buy food in Harrismith for the inauguration of the Lööf Foundation Lion Lagoon enclosure tomorrow. We purchased two…
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Johan’s Diary - July 10, 2016 I woke up today in Durban, South Africa. It was a cold winter day for the people in Durban, but for us it felt like a nice summer day.…
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Johan’s Diary - April 28, 2016 I woke up this morning at 8 o’clock by the alarm and I slept well. Today is the third day in Nepal. I feel very grateful and happy being…
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March 9, 2016: Today I gave a talk at Klarälvdalens Folkhögskola in Sunne, Sweden today. I spoke about what the Lööf Foundation is and the philanthropic work we do locally and globally. There were lots…
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Shyam Kumar Lama Please meet Shyam Kumar Lama! He turns 31 this year and is married to Asha who turns 30 this year. Shyam and Asha will be the housefather and mother to our Home…
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I wake up just before seven, as usual. I slept well, and went to sleep happy and satisfied! I feel very proud that with the assistance of the Dutch students and the Nepalese construction workers,…
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Very proud of the construction workers who finally got the rafters up today, as this was the main goal Johan wanted to achieve before leaving Nepal! Yesterday Shyam purchased 70kg worth of seeds to be…
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I wake up at 6:30 and slept really well because I had earplugs in since there was a wedding party last night not far from my tent. I get up and do my usual morning…
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The workers are putting rebars in to create reinforced concrete walls for Home of Hope. This will make the walls more sturdy during any future earthquakes. [video width="640" height="368" mp4="http://looffoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rebarring-feb-15.mp4"][/video]
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I woke up at 6:30 feeling refreshed and village life starts to liven. For breakfast I have noodles with an egg, my other breakfasts that I brought with me are all gone. The morning sun…
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It’s Saturday morning, and I slept pretty well other than having many thoughts and ideas going through my head. I’m looking forward to today's distribution of sweaters, shoes and socks, and I hope all the…
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I woke up as usual at 6:30, feeling well rested and excited for what the day will result in. For breakfast I have noodles with three eggs made over my fire, today it is strikingly…
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I wake up at 8:30 and slept really well last night. I watched a movie I had with me on my computer last night, it felt luxurious and was nice to relax too. The last…
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To watch the video, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQKMYiXUFHs  
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I slept really badly last night because there were lots of noises from chasing away the jackals and a dog that didn’t stop barking. It did not help that it started to rain at 3:00am.…
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I woke up at 7:00, feeling refreshed after a good night's sleep. It’s just starting to get light outside. I get up and do my usual morning chores. I make porridge with apple and coffee…
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The Lööf Foundation has received EUR 2940, which was raised to provide warm sweaters for the children in Ratankot and rice to village families!! Thank you so much to everyone who made this possible!!! This…
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To watch the vlog, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEG_UizTlI4  
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Many children in the village Ratankot, Nepal do not have proper clothing for winter. Lööf Foundation has already distributed sweaters and hats to the children of Ratankot but unfortunately it wasn't enough for everyone. There…
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2:30 I wake up from some strange dream, which is unlike me and I find it a little difficult to fall back asleep. 6:45 I wake up, as the sun starts to rise and I…
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To watch the vlog, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21TtG9QHi3g
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7:00 I wake up and slept really well last night. It’s a very beautiful morning today; I start my fire, and get water to boil for breakfast and coffee. While the water heats (I always…
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Johan’s Diary- 28th of January 2016 7:15 I wake up by myself, and life starts to become more active outside. I lay and doze off for a few minutes. It feels cold today so it…
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Johan's diary – 27th of January 2016 07:15 I wake up feeling refreshed, and can hear animals and people beginning to come to life. I slept well last night, as my body and mind are…
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Johan’s Diary – 26th of January 2016 8:00 I wake up to my alarm, and doze off a little. Looking out and the sun rising up over the mountains, very beautiful sight! Starting to cook…
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Johan’s Diary – 25th of January 2016 6:30 I wake up to some noises outside, and it is beginning to become normal, so I go back to sleep. 7:30 I wake up by myself, and…
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Johan’s Diary- 24th of January 2016 7:30 I wake up to my alarm. Slept really well last night, and did some small improvements in the tent that seemed to work as I intended. Again it…
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Johan’s Diary - 23rd of January 2016 6:30 I wake up this morning and it is much quieter at this campsite than where I had the tent before, so I go back to sleep. 8:30…
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Johan’s Diary – 22nd of January 2016 07:00 Woke up to the clock, and slept really well last night. When the internet starts working I start with uploading yesterday's blog onto Lööf Foundation’s website while…
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Johan’s Diary, Thursday 21/1 2016 6:00 I wake up to the monks' drums but quickly fall back asleep. 8:00 I wake up the clock but decide to go back to sleep, since I was up…
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Johan's diary Wednesday 20/1 2016 It’s about 6:00am, and the monk’s drums wake me up. It’s approximately 1:30 Swedish time so I easily fall back asleep. 7:45 The drums wake me up again, and I…
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Tuesday 19/1 2016 I am now on the ground in Nepal again! My journey started yesterday afternoon with a train ride together with Sophie Lööf to Stockholm and the Arlanda airport for me. My first…
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On January 18, I travel to Nepal again. I am currently preparing myself with purchases of food, fuel, medicines, etc., and going through the equipment. I will pack warm clothes this time as it is…
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Now we have a special Christmas price of our book at our webshop! SEK 199:- / EUR 21, a great gift when you would like to wish your loved ones a happy holiday season. All profits…
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I was invited to a great business women network called the Sigma smart women society in Gothenburg. 200 women got together to listen to story about how the Lööf Foundation started and the work that we…
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On Monday this week I took the train to Stockholm to meet Ms Jenny Alexandersson, journalist at the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet. She was ever so nice and we had a good chat for about 2…
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Now there is the very successful and popular charity gala to see on youtube! Click here
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Now we have received confirmation from Nepal that our schedule and budget of about 250 kkr for the rebuilding of the family home will be held, and staffed in November. This time, we are building…
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7:45 I wake up to the clock, and slept well last night, however I awoke a few times in the morning because of the flights, but then went back to sleep. Today I am having…
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7:45 I wake up to the clock, I woke up a few times before my alarm went off this morning because there weer flights taking off at low altitude over the hostel and then there…
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6:00 I wake up to the hustle, and bustle of a low-flying aircraft, but I fall back asleep.  7:15 I wake up to the clock. I slept well but not so great the last hour,…
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7:10 I wake up rested, and slept really well. I think the past two nights I slept so poorly because of my back. For breakfast I had porridge with fruit and coffee. I skim through…
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6:15 I wake up to the clock, slept about as bad as anyone could last night, because there were even stronger rainfall periods and I have such a sore back. For breakfast, guess what;) rice…
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7:15 I wake up, and have not slept much because of the thunder and rain, combined with back pain since the bumpy journey in the bad seats and a sore buttock from my little somersault…
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7:00 The clock wakes me, and I fix my breakfast consisting of rice porridge with raspberries and coffee. I pack my things for the trip out to Ratankot in the meantime. 8:15 The car (Toyota…
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8:00 I woke up earlier this morning to the sound of, light and heat. For breakfast today I am having some form of semolina porridge with fruit pieces, quite ok. 8:45 Going off to the…
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8:30 wake up to the heat and all the ambient sound, lots of activity at the blacksmiths, monks, low-flying propeller planes, dogs, traffic etc. I do not feel immediately refreshed, the clock's pretty early in…
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The first day's diary from Nepal, traveling 5th Monday, 07/09 14:50 Then it's off, in the taxi to Töreboda and then the train to Arlanda 19:19 In Arlanda I converged with Sophie at the hotel…
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