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Leonard Caspari
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Videolog 1: Mongol Madness Charity-Party (Mongol Rally 2011)

Team Bohemians thanks everyone for a great time at the Mongol Madness Charity-Party. Thanks to you we are one step closer to raising 1000£ for the Christina Noble Children’s Foundation in Mongolia. Special thanks to our fantastic DJs Anton, Lucy and Josef. You rocked the house!

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Don’t forget that you can still donate via JustGiving.com.

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We are still a couple hundred bucks away from our aspired aim of 1000£. With only a couple of clicks you can support those less fortunate in dire need for help. Simply follow the link: justgiving.com/Niklas-Ewert **Team Bohemians** 

Leonard Caspari
Of Bohemians
On the The Mongol Rally 2011
HIGHLIGHT ON MAP
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For a good cause: "Donating on JustGiving.com"

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So you can't be there on Thursday to party for a good cause or you think that 4€ just isn't enough? No problem, we have just the right solution for you.

The website JustGiving.com lets you donate money for our cause with simply a couple of clicks. You can find our fundraising campaign under: [http://www.justgiving.com/Niklas-Ewert](http://www.justgiving.com/Niklas-Ewert) At the moment we are still far away from our aspired minimum amount of 1000£. So we can only encourage you to have a heart for the Mongolian kids and donate some money to our cause. And even if it's only a couple of bucks. Each donation is highly appreciated. Let's try to make the world a little bit better today.

Leonard Caspari
Of Bohemians
On the The Mongol Rally 2011
HIGHLIGHT ON MAP
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For a good cause: "Mongol Madness Charity-Party"

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The Mongol Rally is not only about thrill seeking and ill conceived adventures. It is also about doing it for a good cause. This is why each team is being encouraged to raise as much funds as possible for charity organizations in Mongolia. Our team is trying to raise money for the Christina Noble Children's Foundation which gives a home to Mongolian kids that have lost their parents. That is why we are throwing a charity party to raise as much money as possible. So here is where you should be on Thursday: Where: Sophie's Danceclub Bayreuth When: Thursday, 21st July Admission: 4

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<p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">&nbsp;</span></p><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 12px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 12px; background-image: url('http://assets.tumblr.com/images/input_bg.gif'); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.4; font-weight: normal; background-position: 50% 0%; background-repeat: repeat no-repeat; padding: 0px"><p><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large">Welcome to our blog!&nbsp;</span></strong></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">This is where we will share our adventures during this year's Mongol Rally with you.<br /><br /></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">Who are we?</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small"><br />We are Niklas Ewert and Leonard Caspari, both studying theater and media at the University of Bayreuth.<br /><br /></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">Why are we doing this?</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small"><br />Mostly due to boredom and the need for adventure.<br /></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small"><br />What is the Mongol Rally?<br /></span></strong><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">Imagine you're lost in a massive desert, hundreds of miles from civilisation, driving a car even your granny would be embarrased by. 50% of your wheels just fell off and a search for tools turns up a dirty sock and two dried apricots.<br />This is what the Mongol Rally is about. Getting stuck, lost and in trouble, then finding your way out armed with just your wits and the sock and apricots.<br />It's about setting forth to tackle 1/3 of the surface of the Earth; unprepared, ill-advised and with no idea of what might happen. What you generally find is a whole giant shit heap of adventure.<br />10,000 miles of pure adventure over mountains, deserts and some of the most remote, challenging terrain on the planet.&nbsp; All in a tiny car designed for doing the weekly shop.</span></span></p><p><span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small"><br />What can you expect of this blog?<br /></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">We will post photos, videos and blog entries about the Mongol Rally and the people we encounter during our trip.&nbsp;<br />We will also be shooting an entire one-hour documentary about our adventures. On the blog we will give you updates on the progress of the film.</span></span></p><p><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small"><br /></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">What will the documentary be about?<br /></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">What matters most to us is the social aspect of traveling. When we speak of social, we are talking about the encounter of different cultures, societies and individuals, but also the means to see and understand oneself in the context of the surrounding environment.<br />Documentaries proclaim authenticity and are very often linked to an unaltered reality. Authenticity as an objectively pure recreation of our world will, however, never be possible. We believe that by making the filmmaker and the filmmaking process a part of the documentary, the audience is given the fairest chance to reflect on the content of the presented reality. We do not want to fool the audience into believing that what is being shown is a visual representation of reality, but instead a reconstruction based on fractions of that reality.<br />We believe that the individuals we meet on our trip will be socialized in one way or another. These individuals however represent only a fragment of the society they belong to and do not allow the filmmaker to draw a general conclusion about the portrayed cultures and their values. We believe nonetheless that film is the most effective way to represent cultural notions and to raise an understanding for the portrayed culture. The interviews with the individuals that we meet on our trip will help the audience to gain a better understanding for their lives, values and believes.</span></span></p><p><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">We hope you will enjoy reading about our adventures and endeavors. We will try our best to keep you up to date with fresh information, photos and video footage.<br /><br /></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">The Bohemians&nbsp;</span></strong></span></p></div><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">&nbsp;</span></p>