Jo's blog "Memorable Meanders" has a fascinating mix of African stories from her adventures all over the continent. (I particularly enjoyed her crocodile story !)Around 3 ½ years ago I met and made a special friend online called Jo. Some of you will have noticed that Jo is a regular commenter here and has been since I first started to blog in February this year.
Over the years, Jo has become a very special friend of mine. We first ‘met’ when Jo was living in a remote part of West Africa (also as an Expat wife) hailing from South Africa and before that, Zimbabwe. Jo has many years of expat living under her belt, and has lived on gold & diamond mines throughout Africa in countries such as Namibia, Mali and Guinea. Living on a remote farm in East Africa as Jo lived on a remote mine in West Africa, we had a lot in common and many similar experiences in our third world lives. We became firm friends !
Of course, aside from 3rd world African living we were also united by a joint desire to help animals in distress. Jo had long since started improving the lives of animals in need everywhere around her and at that time, most recently in West Africa - and aside from rescuing a special cat and bringing him safely out to South Africa by air, she also had a duck feeding programme in a local West African village and then went on to return to South Africa and continue to save animals there – some in slum/township areas which were being neglected. So, as you can see, Jo and I are kindred spirits !
Aside from hundreds of emails between us over the years (Jo and I always know what the other is up to and are in touch weekly – if not daily at times) we have also spent many hours talking on the telephone when I am in South Africa on holiday, and we always send each other gifts and cards … yet we have never ever met ! (It’s on the cards though and may happen in one of two African countries in the not-too-distant future … so watch this space !)
The reason why I am telling you all this, is because Jo is a writer. Aside from having had some of her work published, Jo is also a regular writer for a local provincial newspaper and has recently started her own blog, Memorable Meanders.
Now, I am not just saying this because Jo is a dear friend of mine, but you really should pop in to her blog because it makes for fascinating reading and has a little of everything and also some very interesting stories about Jo’s life in a different part of Africa to the one I live in, including all her adventures. If you enjoy my blog, I know that you will enjoy Jo’s and I know that she would love to have you pop over to her corner of the blog world for a visit !
Over the years, Jo has become a very special friend of mine. We first ‘met’ when Jo was living in a remote part of West Africa (also as an Expat wife) hailing from South Africa and before that, Zimbabwe. Jo has many years of expat living under her belt, and has lived on gold & diamond mines throughout Africa in countries such as Namibia, Mali and Guinea. Living on a remote farm in East Africa as Jo lived on a remote mine in West Africa, we had a lot in common and many similar experiences in our third world lives. We became firm friends !
Of course, aside from 3rd world African living we were also united by a joint desire to help animals in distress. Jo had long since started improving the lives of animals in need everywhere around her and at that time, most recently in West Africa - and aside from rescuing a special cat and bringing him safely out to South Africa by air, she also had a duck feeding programme in a local West African village and then went on to return to South Africa and continue to save animals there – some in slum/township areas which were being neglected. So, as you can see, Jo and I are kindred spirits !
Aside from hundreds of emails between us over the years (Jo and I always know what the other is up to and are in touch weekly – if not daily at times) we have also spent many hours talking on the telephone when I am in South Africa on holiday, and we always send each other gifts and cards … yet we have never ever met ! (It’s on the cards though and may happen in one of two African countries in the not-too-distant future … so watch this space !)
The reason why I am telling you all this, is because Jo is a writer. Aside from having had some of her work published, Jo is also a regular writer for a local provincial newspaper and has recently started her own blog, Memorable Meanders.
Now, I am not just saying this because Jo is a dear friend of mine, but you really should pop in to her blog because it makes for fascinating reading and has a little of everything and also some very interesting stories about Jo’s life in a different part of Africa to the one I live in, including all her adventures. If you enjoy my blog, I know that you will enjoy Jo’s and I know that she would love to have you pop over to her corner of the blog world for a visit !
