What do you think when you hear the word “bossy”? Negative thoughts, right? Recollections of school yard bullies who controlled the handball court, or maybe dictators in your university group work that breathed down your neck. Or perhaps, you were a girl who was called bossy, strong-willed, stubborn or determined when you were younger? Were […]
MoreOn Saturday evening I went to the Rugby League World Club Challenge final, Sydney Roosters vs. Wigan, and as with any good international play-off we began the evening with hearts on our chest as we sung our national anthems with pride. Except for the first time in a while, I felt anything but pride when […]
MoreI remember the first time I truly felt I could make a difference. A time when I knew of poverty only through the World Vision ads on TV or the brief reports of starving children that barely made it into our newspapers. I’m not quite sure what quite compelled me to apply for the 2010 […]
MoreMarch has always been a special month for our family, with birthdays popping up left, right and centre and celebrations and get-togethers taking up every weekend. Whilst I love the opportunity to see family more regularly than normal, March is particularly important to me because it’s a month all about important women. On the 8th […]
MoreIt’s been a while since I watched a TED talk, but this video really caught my attention last week. After the apparent failures of the recent G20 in Mexico and Rio+20 in Brazil, I’ve been attentively following news and opinions related to the future of the Millennium Development Goals and looking for innovative solutions to […]
MoreI’m taking the challenge of living on $2 a day for 5 days. Will you join me?
MoreI have now been eating normally for 5 days, and whilst the variety of flavours I’m now able to taste is wonderful, I can’t help but think how extravagant Western eating patterns and habits are! Before I do a final reflection on the lessons I learnt from the week of living below the line, I […]
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