Thursday, June 28, 2007

Ain't she perdy?

A sad farewell this week....











Frustrated ( and poor) after continual beaurocratic disorganisation and "fiji time", Sharyn this week has returned to the land of paid employment and bone shattering cold (according to all reports)!!! Here of course... life is a garden of endless sunshine.... but missing one of its lovely flowers....

Would anyone like to be in this picture ?

Just to give you a visual of my "real" life.... and now for the bad news....
So the lastest round of ads went out for my replacement in this fabulously rewarding job in this fabulously gorgeous location - and would you believe it? Not a nibble... ARG!!! SO - if any of you want to see me EVER again residing in the land of friends and family... help! I need an experienced counsellor, who can talk and read... and thus can tutor a bunch of really great really keen people and shape the future of counselling in the Pacific... any ideas ? email me !
rhianonvichta@gmail.com

Saturday, June 9, 2007

A Diving Chicken...

Now those who know me will know that I am not one to take unnecessary risks with life and limb... whilst I like to consider myself fairly courageous at heart, I've never really understood the thrill of near death experiences....my life is useful and precious....or maybe that is just an excuse...
Last week changed all that, temporarily anyway. It is with great pride and not a small amount of surprise that I share with you the fact that I ... yes me.... strapped myself into abseiling gear, climbed to the top of a telegraph pole, stood up on the top (no small feat - gives a whole new meaning to "pole dancing") and then...(drum roll) leapt off. Crazy ? Absolutely... Fun ? Fabulously ! Why ? well... I couldn't let the side down... it was me and 15 Fijians on a staff retreat doing lots of wild and crazy things - but this one took the rice cake. And I must say - it was an incredible experience in the joy of positive thinking, the power of telling those inner voices to shut the h*** up (you know the ones - the voices that say "stop you crazy fool, you will die!!!") and overcoming self limitations. Highly recommended, but kids - don't try it at home :-)