I wanted to tell you all about a women I heard speak last night here in Tübingen. I also had the opportunity to meet and speak with her. At the big theater house here in town there was an intercultural evening with music and speeches. There were guests from every continent. It was a wonderful evening.

China Keitetsi also spoke. Her story is terribly moving. She was a child soldier in Uganda from the age of 8 til 18. She had her first child at the age of 14 and her second at 18. She was separated from both of them for ten years. She only spoke for a few minutes so I didn’t get to find out so much about her, but she is an amazing women. She spoke of a childhood where she only new the sounds of gun fire and how she lost her parents and sisters.

Somehow she survived and has begun a new life. She has written two books, one only available in German. Her first book became a bestseller in Germany. She now lives in Denmark and is working on projects to help prevent children from fighting in wars. You can check out her web site (although the English needs some touching up) (www.chinakeitetsi.info). She said if you want to order her book in English you can go to amazon and get the British version.

China asked me if I new of any managers in the US. I don’t know exactly what she is looking for but I guess somehow to help promote her, promote her books, promote her as a speaker. If anyone has ideas on how to help her please let me know.

Another special part of the evening was that Susa did the simultaneous translation for China. She did a great job.