Although most of us need to work – to generate an income – to be able to exist, not all sweat and toil needs to be rewarded financially. This category includes stories from the places that I have worked in PNG including the volunteering aspect. I also share – in this section – about the gifts given away to the locals (mainly kids) courtesy my immediate family and also some friends from Australia. There’s of course the mandtory bric-a-brac – but you will have to work that one out for yourselves.
Subscribe to posts in "Works in Progress"Around the middle of 2009 a package arrived in the mail from our friend Claire in Sydney. The package contained a surprise for Eli and here you can see her unpacking it…
Although I deeply miss Eli and other aspects of Papua New Guinea I am thoroughly enjoying the time with family, friends and Sydney life generally.…
After almost three years in a volunteer role as the IT Manager of Goroka General Hospital, today was my last day on the job…
A story appeared in yesterday’s press regarding the financial support for the development of a Health Management application by a local doctor.…
Those of you that follow this blog regularly would be familiar with my opinion of the general expatriate community in Papua New Guinea.…
With my last working day at Goroka General Hospital set for the 29th of January and return flight to Sydney booked for 8th of February time is surely ticking away.…
Please find attached a revised list of PNG Blogs, ones that I read regularly. All those mentioned focus on local content with many maintained by Papua New Guineans.…
I was pleasantly surprised recently when I received a couple of hand drawings via the PO Box from Madeleine, my dearest of nieces, all the way from Sydney.…
Open Source Software remains a viable option for IT&C deployments in Papua New Guinea. Whilst many developing countries around the world continue to adopt Open Source Software…