Virginia and Shoe Pals #1 and #3

Virginia and Shoe Pals #1 and #3
the journey complete...we send our love to her xx

thank you poni...

thank you poni...
now lets move on to the next adventure!

bubba and jethro

bubba and jethro

thank you :)

thank you :)

my students ...

my students ...
i am so proud!

the beauty shines through...

the beauty shines through...

keep them coming..

keep them coming..
nurses of the future!

even more friends!

even more friends!

the smiling salmon!

the smiling salmon!

uncle con and the goat

uncle con and the goat

fantastic supporters!

fantastic supporters!

just not enough words to say thank you

just not enough words to say thank you

edwin and alison joined us...

edwin and alison joined us...

more friends!

more friends!

the guests!

the guests!

neisha and hosanna on the door

neisha and hosanna on the door

the bidding heating up!

the bidding heating up!

the beautiful hand made quilt...

the beautiful hand made quilt...
thank you Audrey!

Food preparation...

Food preparation...
the kitchen was a blessing!!

Manule gets in on the act...

Manule gets in on the act...
Uncle Con watches, perplexed...but GREAT goat!

Patricia in charge...

Patricia in charge...
Francois and Oceane not so convinced!

the league of nations hard at work...

the league of nations hard at work...
thanks Poni and Oceane x

the french connection...

the french connection...
thanks Francois xx

the skills of a surgeon are manifold...

the skills of a surgeon are manifold...
peeling 100 boiled eggs for the curry stew!

Thursday, February 26, 2009

small beginnings

This is the first entry for the 'chimwemwe footprints project' - and hopefully a way in which friends and family around the world can watch a journey that began with a meeting between 2 students from opposite sides of the world at Flinders University, SA.

The decision to create a blog is a result of a sense that the journey needed somehow to be "diarised" (perhaps not a real word?) or somehow tracked so that (a) we could all see where we were at and how far we had come as well as how much we had learned and (b) to enable others to learn from our challenges (and very likely mistakes) as well as contribute with their thoughts and experiences. It is also a way in which Virginia's family and friends in Malawi can watch what is happening!

So as you share the journey, please remember that we are amateurs! If you have words of advice or support, hints or experiences of your own to share, please do so - that is part of the whole reason for sharing our experiences.