Volunteering

The incredible adventure and experience of being a volunteer in Papua New Guinea. Forget about the fact that I have ended up as poor as a church mouse – the reward and fulfilment I have received from living and working amongst tribal people remains beyond words. For this person the opportunity to experience PNG and it’s people is a dream come true.

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Presentations on PNG

Posted February 16, 2010 in | Volunteering | Leave a response

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.…

Four nights in Port Moresby

Posted September 25, 2008 in | Volunteering | Leave a response

And I’m ready to head back home.

There would have been a time in my life when doing the Gateway thing and indulging in K50 buffet breakfasts would have been right up my alley. Four days of living life in the fast lane and rubbing shoulders with the who’s who in Papua New Guinea is enough. I suspect that when my plane finally touches down at Goroka and get to see Eli again, I will be overcome with a sense of relief and homecoming…

Third Annual Australian Volunteers in PNG Conference

Posted September 22, 2008 in | Volunteering | Leave a response

I’m currently in Morebsy for an AUSAID sponsored Volunteers conference. In 2006 we spent just under a week on Loloata Island just outside of Port Moresby. In 2007 we had a few days at the Hideaway Hotel also in Port Morebsy and you guessed it, this year we are once again in the Papua New Guinea Capital. Although Morebsy ain’t the best of places to escape to for some R&R, it’s great just to be away from the grind and the intensity of what life has lately become in Goroka

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