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July is firmly part of the rainy season in Cape Town. Which means that the idea of organizing a half day nature workshop at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens at that time of year may be somewhat of a risky thing. But that’s what we decided to do for the second phase of the Never Seen adaptive …
Last week I told you how I became involved in the Never Seen blind photography project, led by professional photographer Karren Visser that was funded by British Council Sub-Saharan Africa Arts. Today I’m going to tell you what happened next. The first phase of the Never seen project was a still life photography workshop that …
For the past few months I’ve been involved in a project introducing photography to the blind youth community in Cape Town. Over the next few weeks I’m going to share a little about that project with you, because it’s been so much fun. If you’re anything like me, the idea of blind photography may seem …
The second day of the Capacity Building Conference funded by the EU as part of the Enable Mauritius project was an in-person event held at the University of Mauritius. Somewhat to my surprise, due to one of the speakers having been delayed, my slot was shifted from mid-morning and I again was the first to …
One of the main reasons I was in Mauritius was to speak at the European Union funded capacity building workshop for NGOs in the disability sector, which was part of the Enable Mauritius initiative. The event took place over two days. The first day was online and the second was a physical conference at the …
If I were my guide dog, I would be jumping up and down with excitement. Okay, I cannot lie – even though I’m not my guide dog, I’m still jumping up and down with excitement. The reason for my joy? My new website is finally live. After two years procrastinating about getting the new site …
I’m struggling to make sense of the fact that 2022 is at an end, and that it’s time for me to start planning the year ahead. Somehow, with all my recent travels, it feels like I’ve skipped a few months so my brain is telling me there’s still plenty of time left this year. Which …
It feels somewhat strange to say this, but I’m travelling again. The reason it feels a little peculiar is that I’m still processing all that I experienced on my trip to Europe six weeks ago. Not to mention how odd it is for me to travel twice in such a short time after almost …
You’d be amazed how often people ask me what I think my life would have looked like if I hadn’t become blind. I usually shrug and tell them I have no idea. But for some reason, I’ve been thinking about it recently. To be honest, when I do think about it, I tend to …
Hello everyone, it’s me – Fiji! I know I don’t usually write for Mom’s blog in the middle of the month, but Mom has been so busy recently that I thought I would help her out by blogging for her. After all, I am a guide dog, and my task is to help …