Thursday, 30 June 2011

3 days and counting!

Sooo my itinerary is all sorted! Spending my first day at Anglo American head offices, finding out some more about what they do, and about South Africa. I'm really excited about it!


Think I've finally bought everything I need as well!! My luggage is sooooo gunna be overweight!! Haha gunna have fun packing on sat! Just more ironing to do :( ha great fun! Luckily mummy is great help :D hehe (: Thanks mum!! <3


3 days, 2 hours & 29 minutes to go ..... aaaaahhhh!!

Thursday, 23 June 2011

Shopping, Shopping & More Shopping!!

So Me & Mum went MEGA shopping in Reading yesterday & got me some clothes for Africa! Just need to know what to wear for when I'm in the hospital then I'm almost sorted! Feel a LOT more ready now ...... & i weighed my bag with everything in it so far & its 13kg already!! Half the baggage ... but not quite half the clothes haha oooopsy! Guess the packing will need some sorting next week!! 

Why Africa?

I guess I forgot to say why I'm going to Africa!


Soooo basically as part of our nursing course, we have to do a PDE (Professional Development Experience) to experience healthcare in a setting of our choice. I have always wanted to go to Africa ever since I can remember. I've always wanted to go & see the difference in their healthcare, & have the opportunity to work with those less fortunate than us. I wanted to work with those who are orphaned from AIDS & HIV. 


& now I have the opportunity to do this!! Thanks to Dad knowing some great people I've finally been able to organise it!! I can't wait, its getting closer & closer, and I'm getting more excited! 9 Days (:

Tuesday, 21 June 2011

To Copy Sophie's Idea ...... (:

Heeelllllooooo!!

Have decided to copy Sophie's brilliant idea & keep a blog of while I am away in the lovely South Africa for a month. So those of you who are a little worried can know that I'm still in one piece, & those people who would like to know what I'm getting up to can read it all here!


Its all seeming a little scarier now the time is getting a lot closer & am still no where near ready!! Waiting on my final itinerary & then I have everything in writing!! However, the man helping me has been a little busy on BBC NEWS......so I guess I'll let him off haha! Can't wait to meet such an important person!


What I know so far .....
Im being based at the Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg in South Africa (Also known as the Themba Lethu Clinic)
* Am spending some days out visiting the other mining hospitals and areas managed by Anglo American & Right To Care (http://www.angloamerican.com/ http://www.righttocare.org/) 
* Am hopefully spending some time in a rural Clinic know as ACTS clinic (http://www.actsclinic.co.za/)
* Will also hopefully spend time with the charity NOAH, who work with AIDs orphans (http://www.noahorphans.org.za/)


I think that's all for now! Will update once I know where I'm going and when! See you all sooooooon!

Love Amy (: xx