Hello blogging world!
It has been absolute ages, but now that I've splurged out on my very own Blackberry (!), hopefully updates will happen on a slightly more frequent basis. No promises though...otherwise, in a few months time, this will just look silly.
Let's start out with some more FUN SOUTH AFRICAN VOCAB!
Sizey - means big, or a large amount. Basically to describe anything of bigger-ness.
Bru - what guys call each other. Think 'bro' or 'mate' kind of thing.
Chop -means any range of insult: from idiot, to jerk.
Is it?- said in response to any statement. Doesn't matter if the statement refers to a plural, grammar takes a back seat.
Laanie - means 'fancy'
Slops - the SA term for flip flops
Lightie - means a young person. No age limit, just have to compare to an older person.
Chillo's - like 'chilly'
Aircon - what people say instead of AC as a short form for air conditioning
Ta daaa!
Life continues to be super awesome here. Two weeks ago, I presented to the KwaZulu-Natal (provincial) Health Department about developing a service agreement between us at Rehoboth and the local hospital. So the day of the presentation, Yvonne and I gathered everything together in the board room ... Laptop, projector, screen, promotion DVDs, handout binders, tea, coffee, cookies... And none of our high profile docs and Health Dept people showed up! Not until an hour later, did our fellow meeting people arrive! So that time period gave me some time to just relax the nerves, and be fully ready. Advocating is one of the things about nursing that I absolutely love - that's me in my element. And the fact that I got to do that here, for something I really care about, and for something that's such a big deal with important people in the health care system, is just...woah, amazing! The presentation went so smoothly, and so well! The whole proposal for the service agreement was completely agreed upon! So I'm now in the process of drafting the contract for all parties to sign, which has been pretty cool. :) makes me feel like I'm making a difference, as corny as that sounds! Ha!
Anyways, that's all that my fingers are going to manage writing out on this little keyboard!
Oh, and for those who are curious... I've managed to meet a very nice South African boy here named Carl. Quite the awqesome surprise on this South African adventure! :)
Turrah for now!
Heather
