…like a bee.

Working on DOHA’s new website at the moment, then onto laying out the doco…

+ redesigning Got Ink’s website and marketing material…

+ all other things lifelike…

I wish I had a copy of me so she could do everything and I could sit back and relax. Not going to happen. But hey, I bet Dolly the sheep thought that too once upon a time…

I know I’ve been MIA, but rest assured I’m still kicking – although ‘the sick’ is really getting on my nerves! Hoping to be completely cured by the end of the week :-/ Fingers-crossed x(o.o)x

Yesterday we flew to Yambio – my favourite place to date – and interviewed the Governor, Jemma Nunu Kumba (the first and only female Governor in Southern Sudan, and the whole of Sudan). A marching band and 100 armed guards ‘received’ her on the tarmac. Jemma is a very intelligent, kind and passionate woman. I have a lot of respect for her and what she’s doing here. I hope her plea for international help doesn’t fall on deaf ears.

After the interview, we visited a school. Whenever I spend time with the children here, I’m more driven to help.

We then flew to Rumbek… It didn’t start well. As we exited the plane, I started taking photos. All of a sudden a man was yelling at me angrily from the tower. Then a group of men came over and one man got in my face telling me not to take photos. Rumbek – not my favourite place to date! The Governor wasn’t there in the end and no one really wanted to have a bar of us. Plus the men just stared and stared and STARED – I’m getting used to this – apparently it’s the blonde hair which is a real novelty here. Whatever. Goal #1: NOT to get kidnapped and made a sex slave in Sudan – tick!

Today we plan to video/photograph Juba. Over the past 3 days we’ve been accompanied by an armed guard (feeling v.safe) and SPLM representative the entire time. And today won’t be any different. Guns, guns and more guns – something else I’m also getting used to unfortunately.

♥ Jen xo xo

Just watched Ponyo (HUGE fan of Hayao Miyazaki, Spirited Away) with my gorgeous son, Elijah (movie night before I go to Sudan for 3-weeks). Andrew mistakenly downloaded the Japanese version (no subtitles)… it was seriously brilliant! Felt like I watched the film through my 4-yr old’s eyes – I picked up the primary concepts but didn’t ‘get’ the details (…not fluent in Japanese, stink!). This movie is now in my top ten… highly recommended.

In other news, I’m still not packed…

Alice in Wonderland was my most favourite film when I was little… hang on… it still is