Chinese trucks

When we were in Flekke for our training we heard about some Chinese Dong Feng trucks being used in the civil war in Darfur. For those of you who don't know, Darfur is the western region of Sudan where several non-governmental military groups have been killing each other and civilians for quite a while. We heard about the trucks when we learnt about using sources critically, and we saw the news from both BBC and Chinese media.

That's why it was weird to suddenly see that the same kind of trucks were standing in line in front of the administration building. Even though it might look scary at first, the reason for it is quite harmless. These trucks are used by the military for the university's 50th anniversary, which is due on the 15th of September. Lots of students have been practicing different dances and shows, many of them in military costumes. At first it was weird to see girls in camouflage suits and pink caps. But when we heard that all students have to do military training during their bachelor's degree, and that camouflage clothes are big in the fashion industry, it doesn't seem that weird at all.

The Chinese surely knows how to celebrate. As most people know, they were the ones who invented the fireworks. So we are really

looking forward to the 50th anniversary celebration and will come back with lots of pictures from the 15th.