Twelve months of living in a totally different environment, culture, existence – you name it, it’s very different. Those twelve months have come to an end. Just far far too many things to remember and experiences that have happened. But of course although the country may be beautiful it’s the people that make it. And Read more about Chance of a Lifetime -Last Chapter of Mikes Mad Malawian Idea[…]
Some days are good and some days are ………….. even betterer ! There you go you weren’t expecting that were you but its true Despite what is thrown at you and Im not talking literally although on occasions that does happen, there is always the bright side by thinking it just has to get better Read more about Weaving with magic and through loam[…]
Where do I start – since the last lot of jumbled thoughts and generally random events were reported we’ve had Christmas, New Year and now January is almost over. Well many of you will know that I whimped out spending the holiday here and went back home to see family and friends. As I suspected Read more about Well it is the Rainy Season ![…]
About time for another few words of … well certainly not wisdom and possibly not even sense but just ramblings I guess. When I go on Twitter to see whats happening with the educational twitterati (thats probably not the right word but hey ! I know what I mean which is what matters – actually Read more about Twitter, Schools and Sensitisation[…]
Well, having been here for a while – actually only 3 weeks but it seems like a while. And I guess that its debatable if three weeks is a while or not …… anyway I digress …… having spent every weekend in solitary confinement within my accommodation I was fortunate enough to be invited out Read more about Buttocks and Bouncing Balls[…]
Well, been in Malawi now for almost 1 week – only another 51 weeks to go – doesn’t time fly when you’re enjoying yourself! That sounds negative and I don’t mean it to be at all but actually when you say you’re going somewhere for a year it sounds a very long time but with Read more about One week in ……… well almost![…]
As I sit here in Johannesburg airport waiting for my final flight, I look back on the last 2 weeks and just go – WOW! They really did just fly by – I am the world’s biggest Procrastinator – ( a brilliant talk on TED on Procrastination – if you haven’t seen it it’s Read more about And here we go …………[…]
Another 10k ticked off …… ………..and one more day closer to going out to Malawi. I knew that the Great Manchester Run would be different to Blackpool but I have to say it was absolutely amazing. Definitely something that I will always remember. The crowds and the atmosphere were something that I wasn’t quite prepared for. Read more about Monday June 26th and counting ![…]
or You really should know better at your age ! There is a saying that I have often heard, and indeed I have often used it myself – “In this life you can count on the fingers of one hand ( why they don’t just say 5 or strictly speaking 4 fingers plus a thumb I Read more about A 10k, a Birthday and amazing friends ![…]