Come Join Me

PREFACE Last night as I watched a BBC film of the historic river Nile I was impressed by a remark of Stanley after meeting Dr. Livingstone. So impressed was he with the doctors dedication that he felt a deep urge to continue the great work of discovering this wonderful part of creation. It made me realise the tremendous importance of Africa and the need for its resources to be nurtured and cared for; so much of life there is dependent on the tropical rain forests that are responsible for feeding the ground with essential nutrients, and are also a huge factor in the rainfall that fills the great lakes, Victoria, Tanganyika, and Prince Albert and Edward which in turn supply the Congo and Nile rivers. In the case of the Nile, it runs through nearly four thousand miles of desert yet never runs dry! To view the Nile as a whole it can readily be seen that this four thousand mile monster crosses man made borders wily nilly as if to emphasise to us humans to share this bounty of life. E...

Rather annoyingly I have noticed that all my ideas come to light just as I'm about to go to sleep or in the really early hours of the morning. Which is a pain as I'm far too comfortable to get up and my note book or laptop. I recall just over a year ago I would keep a note book by my bed because of this fact. But new habits die rather quickly. So the plan is, if I'm not getting up to go to work; I'll jump straight on my computer and write....DAY 1 Successful. Skimming through my previous blog posts I went back to the beginning, where I wrote that I will be posting some of my father's writing. We'll I'm not going to lie, it took me ages to copying everything to computer. Not because there was too much of it,I probably could have done it in a week if I cancelled everything. But because I was a little lazy and I also have to go to work, let's not forget you also have to be in the right mind frame to put pen to paper/ fingers to keys. Well anyhow,...

I am currently lying in bed after spending most of the day writing emails begging for references. After a meeting the other day with Next Stop LAX, I am compiling all the documents that I need to apply for my US visa. I hate asking people for things, but if I'm going to take this step, I'm must drag myself back to my laptop and carry on with the emails. And that's the easiest part of the process. Wish me luck. xxx

I'm back everyone! I've never felt such sadness and emptiness upon my return. Surprising as I wasn't too sure that I even wanted to go. I walk into my front door, after being locked out for two hours; all my house mates have left for the holidays so it's just me and a very silent house for a couple of nights.  I'd lived out of one badly packed suitcase (I really need to evaluate what I pack next time) and now look at my room and think what do I need all this stuff for? (I don't even have that much)- No I'm not going to give up all my possessions and leave. Ill condense it then leave.   LA was not filled with the excitement that I had expected but when it came to my last week I felt I could have stayed. What LA does have, amongst the homelessness that fills it in certain areas, is the chance of opportunity in the professional field. Everyone you meet is interested in what you do (whether it's to benefit them or not) they are willing to take you...

All checked in now having breakfast and waiting to go. I spent the day before packing, like ALL day packing, unpacking, repacking, unpacking again and repacking. I almost cried. Never before had i struggled on what to take. Having a mental list of what i wanted to take. Priorities First, my shoes. Dance shoes, leisure shoes, day shoes and going out shoes. Total lined up and ready to go into the case.....20! I know, before you say anything, its too many. I found this out once putting them in and seeing that i had no room for anything else. Four hours later I've whittled the shoes down to 10 pairs and my case weights a little over 24 kg. When i say a little over, its verging onto 26 and I've still not packed pajamas. After talks with friends and housemates apparently all i need to take are 4 pairs of shoes, five max- this is coming from both men and woman. So what am i doing wrong. I painstakingly return to my suit case and eliminate two pairs. Bringing my total down to t...

Its been quite some time since I last wrote anything, but life's been quite uneventful.  Well there was Cannes Film festival last year, which was an experience; though I never found the time to sit down and share that with you.  Never the less, here I am, fingers to keys about to bark on what could be an adventure of a life time. And life changing....we'll soon see.  September I received a reasonable pay check and decided after two and a bit years of saying 'I'm going to go to America' I clicked onto the Virgin airline website and booked my ticket. That now done, it was set in stone that I would no longer be a 'sayer'. Its time to see what the land of opportunity has in store for me. But with two months to go, no excitement was there, what's the point of getting excited for something so far away.  Now with only 7 days to go, I'm feeling something. Nerves, my tummy turns with the thought I'm going away, alone for 4 weeks....that's a whole mont...

Far from ‘Bound’   I stood talking to Anthony David King (Photographer) at the preview night of ‘Photography Now’ at The Brick Lane Gallery. As I listened to his replies to my questions, I could not help but watch as his subject worked the room. Her Smile beaming up as she sat in her wheelchair, making sure that she greeted her guest and thanked visitors for their comments.     Anthony’s pieces that are on preview until 24 th February centre around Samona Naomi Williams, a young vibrant film director. Her energy fills the room on this particular night, but not every day is as glamorous as this. In 2009 she was diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome III, a rare connective tissue disorder. Her symptoms include severe pain, excessive weakness and organ dysfunction. There is no known cure for this debilitating condition and symptoms are managed with a concoction of medication. The condition is known to worsen over time. What intrigued me was how they work...