Food for Thought...

Food for Thought...

Wednesday 12 November 2014

You know you're living rural when....

This month I have constantly been reminded of my rural living with the small comical incidents that occur on a daily basis. While I would love to capture them all through the lens of a camera, this is not possible, but here are just a few to make your smile.

You know you're living rural when...

People take joy-rides on the linen cart as driving an authorised vehicle is a rare and privileged experience

Sunday afternoons consist of driving back from yet another world-class destination with the setting sun in your eyes and a content smile on your face

Clothes and food are mainly purchased on the side of a road (especially after grant collection every month!)

 Braaied meilies are a special treat for any passersby (my favourite stop after a long clinic!)

Rustic living is a part of the process but reminds us that we really don’t need much to enjoy life

Beautiful sunsets plague our daily lives ;)

The hospital grounds are made up of majority beach sand
Road kill is taken home as a victory prize for that night’s supper

Animals in wards and offices aren’t even given a second glance

A normal run involves lakes, hippos and standing on cars

A local car washing business is formed out of a natural river
Therapy is performed in a tree house

Ridiculously tiny animals are found and loved

4x4s are the only way to get anywhere

Competitions at our local retail stores e involve the winner receiving their very own water tank (jojo)
And finally....you get to meet and work with passionate and inspiring people on a daily basis! Check out these gems:

1) Jabu Indlovu (one of my OT supervisors and recent winner of Rural Rehab Worker of the Year). Click here to read more about her on RURESA's facebook page (you may need to scroll down a bit once it's opened).

2) Maryke Bezuidenhout (Head of our Rehab department and one of the Mail & Guardian's top 200 young professionals) Click here to read more about her accomplishments.

3) Margaret Masinga (therapy assistant and secretary of a local disabled people's organisation who is in the process of fighting for the rights of disabled children to attend school in our area) Click here to view a recent Mail & Guardian article featuring Margaret and the current situation of special schools in KZN.

4) Phumzane Nthuli (a local motivated marathon runner making waves in the KZN running scene as he moves up the ranks of top runners). Click here to view his facebook page.