And tomorrow is just another day. Spending our anniversary separated by closed borders and alone as has been every day since March 15… 2021 doesn’t appear much brighter from here. Sorry, I know everyone is trying to find hope that the new year will bring better things than this year… some of us are notContinue reading “31st December 2020”
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The ‘festive’ season
This time of year is diificult for a lot of people at the best of times. This year is difficult for a lot more of us for so many different reasons. 2020 has been a challenge in new ways, bringing with it separation from our friends or family (or both). a sense of isolation andContinue reading “The ‘festive’ season”
Sabah bah
I have been granted permission to enter Sabah. Two weeks home quarantine and then back into work and life.. This year has been a hell of a ride and I am hoping this means things are changing and soon life will be ok again. I am not the same person I was when all thisContinue reading “Sabah bah”
Abandoned Aussies.. #bringthemhome
Shut-up-and-write (SUAW) a lifeline during the pandemic
A lot of you will know me, I am loud, talk a lot, and previously was, and am again now, ever present at La Trobe events in an online capacity. This year has been a crazy ride for us all. In case you missed it, I have been stuck in the UK since March after attending aContinue reading “Shut-up-and-write (SUAW) a lifeline during the pandemic”
Re-set and restart…
In March, when this all started. I had packed up my life and was on route to build my new life in Sabah. I stopped in Dublin on the way to attend a conference and planned to start life again and work back in Sabah, Malaysia late March. While I was in Dublin the worldContinue reading “Re-set and restart…”
UK adventures 2020 COVID-19
Pause on PhD to run an impact study on the Aussies Abandoned by the Aust Govt
Executive Summary:During the unprecedented pandemic of COVID-19 and subsequent restrictions on travel, the Australian government implemented restrictions, or international arrival caps, on the number of people able to enter the country. This also included a cap on the number of Australian citizens able to return each week. These caps were announced by the National cabinetContinue reading “Pause on PhD to run an impact study on the Aussies Abandoned by the Aust Govt”
Eco- Grief: managing life in an uncertain world.
Eco-Grief How to deal with anxiety and grief in an uncertain future The world has never been in such a dire ecological state as it is today. Scientists have called our time, the Anthropocene, as the 6th Mass-extinction event since the beginning of life. Species are going extinct at unprecedented rates due to human-caused activities.Continue reading “Eco- Grief: managing life in an uncertain world.”
First gig as an invited speaker … and 2 weeks until the next chapter of this adventure … people have been so amazing. I’ll do a post specifically dedicated to the awesome people who have helped keep me afloat throughout this last 4 chaotic and scary episode in this series … but for now I have to get back into Aust and survive 4 weeks quarantine on my own … feel free to make contact. I’m up for coffee chats, wine chats, venting chats, anything… I am eternally grateful to everyone who has been there to help prop me up while I find my new centre of gravity 🤞🏻
ORIGINAL ARTICLEEffects of Alcohol towards Quality of Life in the Indigenous Groups of the West Coast Division, Sabah, MalaysiaAsong Joseph1*, Helen Benedict Lasimbang2, Sandi James3, Chua Bee Seok1 (May 2020)
Webinar- Decolonisation
a-3-part-series-webinar-part-2.pdf The Executive Committee of the DEI SIG Presents:Introduction to Decolonization: A 3-Part Webinar Series Part 2: Decolonising Drug Studies: Victorian Aboriginal Women’s Narratives on Healing, Drug use and Drug recovery. Presented by : Dr. Stefany Brajanovski and Sandi James Date : Wednesday, June 24, 2020 Time: 7 pm to 8:15 pm (Melbourne- AEST) ToContinue reading “Webinar- Decolonisation”
I was invited by La Trobe to write about my last couple of months… I’ve missed out some stories but always have to save something for later right? Have a read below about my adventures in the UK.
COVID19 adventures in wonderland
Pandemic lockdown when not at home. This is the weirdest situation I have been in, ever, and I have been in some weird situations before. Originally, I came to the UK for a conference and a short 10 day visit to Ireland. That was the 8th March. Its now the 28th April and I am still in the UK. TheContinue reading “COVID19 adventures in wonderland”
