Mothers I Met – Noluthando...

Sometimes you hear something and you really don’t know if you’ve just heard what you think you’ve heard. Someone says something and you just simply don’t take it in. Like when I was walking down the streets of Dublin and chatting with another American.  A passing woman heard our accents and exclaimed to us that a plane had just crashed into one of the twin towers. We stopped momentarily. I heard what she was saying...

Walmer Township – Area Q...

Area Q ,Walmer Township is a place I have very fond memories of , and a place that will always hold a place in my heart, probably till the day I die, which is strange, as it is not a pretty place, it is not a nice place, and it is place where I always was and always will be an alien and an outsider. Walmer Township itself  lies nestled in between Walmer Suburb,  Walmer Heights, Port Elizabeth Airport, and the city tip...

One Year on…....

So it’s been about a year now. Last year at this time we were in Cape Town, basking in the sun, devouring gorgeous smoothies from Kuaui, and seeing all the sights. We knew our time in South Africa was nearing it’s end, but it had become such a part of our everyday lives by this time, it felt like our reality. England seemed so far away. So we said our goodbye’s. Those goodbye’s you don’t really...

Our Friend Sisanda...

Our dear friend Sisanda The hardest thing about leaving South Africa was probably leaving Sisanda.  Sisanda was an 8 year old girl from Walmer township, in Port Elizabeth who had been abandoned by her mother and a number of volunteers and staff members  from the Human Dignity centre had tried to look after. After it became apparent that with all good intentions the people looking after Sisanda, were not coping and not able...

Lake Malawi at Sunset...

Lake Malawi at Sunset A stunning place and a stunning picture. Bitter sweet memories though this is where I found out that both christine and my mom still had serious cancers. Suddenly you feel a very long way from home. Bookmark It Hide...