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Ghana a Different Way of Life
Our cousin really introduced me to a different way of life anywhere in the world. She had a small shop attached to her house. From there she sold children’s clothes and pure water. …
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East Timor the first weeks
The office I was to work in was a very large airy room. Sadly the incumbent Australian Accountant was a complete alcoholic. In the beginning I and another Australian lady were to work…
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East Timor
War Zone On 30 August 1999, 78 percent of the population of Timor-Leste voted in favour of becoming an independent nation from Indonesia. However, a campaign of violence led by Indonesian-backed militia erupted…
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Jean
It did not take too long to realise that Jean and her husband were trouble makers in the office. This began to cause quite a bit of discomfort for everyone. Being the new…
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Normalising Life
It became obvious, in the first week at work, that there had never been a controlled system in the office. The paperwork was willy-nilly all over the office. Work became very confusing but…
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The Settling In
Quickly my days began to take on a rhythm. I began rising early making a coffee and sitting outside my kitchen door just looking at the mist rising from the waters of the…
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You are a Long Time Dead
INTO THE UNKNOWN 7th September 1998 I found myself in the passenger seat of a 4 WD Toyota with the man who was my new co-worker. We were heading out to Arnhem Land…
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The Beginning
EVERY JOURNEY HAS A BEGINNING – JOIN ME ON MY JOURNEY. I believe, “it is written” that everyone has a certain journey in life to live, it is not us who chooses the…
