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.