Eiliv@Nkuringo
 
My name is Eiliv Sørhus. I was born in 1979 in the norwegian city Hamar, but had most of my childhood in Tynset. Moved out of my parents house in 1998, ready to learn more of the world of my own. 1998 - 1999: Student at Birkeland Folkehøgskole (Computer class) 1999 - 2000: Civil duty at Birkeland Folkehøgskole 2000 - 2001: Student with social responsibility at Birkeland Folkehøgskole (International Solidarity class) 2001 - 2004: Student at NLA Teacher Academy in Bergen (Teacher education) 2004 - 2005: Student at Landås Teacher University College in Bergen (Drama) 2005 (fall): Student at Agder University College in Kristiansand (History) 2005 - 2011: Teacher at Birkeland Folkehøgskole/Folkehøgskolen Sørlandet (from 01.01.2010) (2006: Computer Class, 2007-2008: Health class, 2008-2011: Global Focus Class) 2011 - present: Volunteer as manager at Nkuringo Gorilla Campsite

My name is Eiliv Sørhus. I was born in 1979 in the norwegian city Hamar, but had most of my childhood in Tynset. Moved out of my parents house in 1998, ready to learn more of the world of my own.

  1. •1998 - 1999: Student at Birkeland Folkehøgskole (Computer class)

  2. •1999 - 2000: Civil duty at Birkeland Folkehøgskole

  3. •2000 - 2001: Student with social responsibility at Birkeland Folkehøgskole (International Solidarity class)

  4. •2001 - 2004: Student at NLA Teacher Academy in Bergen (Teacher education)

  5. •2004 - 2005: Student at Landås Teacher University College in Bergen (Drama)

  6. •2005 (fall): Student at Agder University College in Kristiansand (History)

  7. •2005 - 2011: Teacher at Birkeland Folkehøgskole/Folkehøgskolen Sørlandet (from 01.01.2010) (2006: Computer Class, 2007-2008: Health class, 2008-2011: Global Focus Class)

  8. •2011 - present: Volunteer as manager at Nkuringo Gorilla Campsite

The principe of 7th year As a student I decided that I every 7th years after start working should do something else, something voluntary with no income. The fall of 2011 is the beginning of my first 7th-year.

Participant

As a student at Birkeland Folkehøgskole in 1998-1999 I went on my first trip to East-Africa. It was a 12 days trip to Kenya, a trip with big contrast in the program and to my daily life. It gave me a lot to reflect around, so it learned me a lot. Through the years since then I have been visiting East-Africa, with Uganda and Rwanda included, for 12 times, 6 times as a leader of a bigger group, but never longer than one months. 2009 was the first time I had the main responsibility for the schools trip to East-Africa, and as I was preparing I came in contact with Lydia Nandudu who connected me with Nkuringo Gorilla Campsite and Nkuringo Youth Initiative Group. And since then, february 2009, Nkuringo have been a kind of «heaven on earth» for me. So when I got the question of the owner if I would like to come and work as a manager voluntary for a longer period, I easily got convinced.

As a student at Birkeland Folkehøgskole in 1998-1999 I went on my first trip to East-Africa. It was a 12 days trip to Kenya, a trip with big contrast in the program and to my daily life. It gave me a lot to reflect around, so it learned me a lot. Through the years since then I have been visiting East-Africa, with Uganda and Rwanda included, for 12 times, 6 times as a leader of a bigger group, but never longer than one months.


2009 was the first time I had the main responsibility for the schools trip to East-Africa, and as I was preparing I came in contact with Lydia Nandudu who connected me with Nkuringo Gorilla Campsite and Nkuringo Youth Initiative Group. And since then, february 2009, Nkuringo have been a kind of «heaven on earth» for me. So when I got the question of the owner if I would like to come and work as a manager voluntary for a longer period, I easily got convinced.

Relations to East-Africa and Nkuringo