{"id":108160,"date":"2022-07-08T15:42:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T13:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cap-anamur.org\/collaborate\/staff-portraits\/thorsten-kirsch\/"},"modified":"2022-07-11T12:44:20","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T10:44:20","slug":"thorsten-kirsch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cap-anamur.org\/en\/jobs\/staff-portraits\/thorsten-kirsch\/","title":{"rendered":"Thorsten Kirsch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;138151&#8243;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; 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uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;172918&#8243;][\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-dark-blue&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;p&#8221; text_size=&#8221;h6&#8243; text_transform=&#8221;uppercase&#8221; text_height=&#8221;&#8221; text_space=&#8221;fontspace-1px&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;845188&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Age[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;p&#8221; text_size=&#8221;h5&#8243; text_height=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;668045&#8243;]47 years old[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-dark-blue&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;p&#8221; text_size=&#8221;h6&#8243; text_transform=&#8221;uppercase&#8221; text_height=&#8221;&#8221; text_space=&#8221;fontspace-1px&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;115354&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Profession[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;p&#8221; 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text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Duration of mission[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;p&#8221; text_size=&#8221;h5&#8243; text_height=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;694079&#8243;]6 months[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_height=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;135649&#8243;]My everyday life in the project[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;996160&#8243;]In Ainoba, Cap Anamur is currently expanding a small hospital with currently 40 beds. There, I worked in the medical field as a supervisor. This means that I have led training sessions in the area of hygiene and with associations, provided education on the misuse of antibiotics and the correct way to take medications, served as a liaison between physicians and the nursing staff, and was also responsible for our pharmacy.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_height=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;168527&#8243;]My spare time at the project:[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;482216&#8243;]Besides sports my living quarters and listening to music, making music myself did me a world of good. I had my guitar with me, so I was able to write three new songs and learn new plucking techniques. Otherwise, I read a lot, meditated, and set up a small fireplace at the house where we sometimes sat by the fire in the evenings.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_height=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;960301&#8243;]I especially appreciated:[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;117287&#8243;]&#8230; that I had a lot of freedom to contribute where I felt my potential lies. So I had a lot of opportunities to develop myself and also to learn a lot.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;104979&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;three-two&#8221; media_title_uppercase=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;960360&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_height=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;122426&#8243;]I especcially missed:[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;154812&#8243;]The forest, the large bodies of water &#8211; especially Lake Constance &#8211; the rain, fresh apples, oat milk, various vegetables, and the green nature. After the time in dry and dusty Somalia, Germany seemed particularly green to me.<\/p>\n<p>But what I missed most of all was my daughter![\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_height=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;114726&#8243;]My plans for the future:[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;190756&#8243;]I live in a community, and since we are planning a major remodel, this community needs my strength and attention in the near future.<br \/>\nI also promised my daughter that I wouldn&#8217;t go that far away from her again for the next two years. She is eight years old.<\/p>\n<p>If I need a bigger challenge again, I can well imagine working with Cap Anamur, once more.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_height=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;319379&#8243;]My fondest memory of working on the project:[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;594716&#8243;]That I now feel a connection to the people from Somaliland. And that it is possible, regardless of skin color, religion or any other beliefs, to make this world a little bit more livable together!<\/p>\n<p>I have particularly grown fond of some of the people there and continue to keep in touch with them.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][uncode_block id=&#8221;101765&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thorsten Kirsch works as a nurse for Cap Anamur in Somaliland. His most important piece of luggage for the trip: His guitar. 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