Some days ago I met a Black guy coming to me having a musical instrument in package in his hand and asking something. My immediate reaction was that "fuck off... I do not have any money". But as happy guy as Jamaican musician can be told me that he just want my email address to the musical instrument he will deliver over the Africa to Cape Town. So I gave my signature to his instrument imagining that there are still some Manu Chao types left.
My friend who had difficulty to believe that Dr. Martens are made in China is also leaving back to Germany. He made good money there and as now the weather is warmer, we could hitchhike back to north.
In Germany nobody ever stole a guitar from a person living in the street and making his living from it. In Spain, Moroccans, Romanians and all other Black people just think... hey.. this guy is white so he must have some money... lets rob the guitar from it not understanding that it is his means of support himself.
Kate (a black singer from Chicago) seems to stay here. Hopefully she will get her part in musical so she will have some money again to support her daughter. Meanwhile I have bring some food to them from the Church.
I want to leave too. There are now sprinklers starting to work early morning in the park where I use to sleep, so If not careful I will get soaking wet. Got flue even for that.
But where ton go? One idea is too try to cross the sea somehow to Africa and hitchhike to Capetown for example. But I have no idea what kind of Visa requirements some countries between could have and are there even decent roads?
Another idea is still to try to hitchhike to Palestine towards Italy, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel. But as far I know, Turkish drivers do not take hitchhikers and I'm not very sure that Israel will give me a Visa to pass their territories.
by veiko
Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:30:52