Jackie SmithAspirational ThinkingPoverty, a very real problem for many New Zealand Children and families who are struggling to put a roof over their heads, let alone food…Jun 17, 2021Jun 17, 2021
Jackie SmithFair share of bad luckSo, someone said to me today… ‘We have had more than our fair share of crappy luck’. But I ask the question, what is someones fair share?Nov 28, 2018Nov 28, 2018
Jackie SmithInspirationI meet inspirational people every day that make hard decisions.Oct 11, 2018Oct 11, 2018
Jackie SmithDying or dying to live?Dying… well I guess we are all dying. Some of us quicker than others…but who knows? There is always that bus that we may potentially be…Oct 11, 2018Oct 11, 2018
Jackie SmithCancer, the gift that keeps on giving!I look at my scars and say which one do I resent the most. My port-a-cath scar. That is the one for me that seemed the most intrusive, it…Sep 1, 2018Sep 1, 2018
Jackie SmithinHansen Smith TravelsSaying goodbye to Vietnam.What a trip. We have all learnt so much, seen so much, experienced so much. From the flashiest hotels to the humblest abodes we have been…Jan 19, 2018Jan 19, 2018
Jackie SmithFacing the future.Have I been robbed of the future I predicted I would have? The answer is yes and no. I naively thought I would never be the one in eight…Jan 13, 2018Jan 13, 2018
Jackie SmithinHansen Smith TravelsThe good, the bad, and the ugly.Muine Bay – East coast, central Vietnam 🇻🇳Jan 12, 2018Jan 12, 2018
Jackie SmithinHansen Smith TravelsCalm and centred.Words I could use to describe the Vietnamese people. What initially seemed like chaos has a certain peaceful order to it. People are…Jan 11, 2018Jan 11, 2018
Jackie SmithinHansen Smith TravelsFrom the simple to the sublime.We have settled in to resort life very easily. I could get used to this! Swim before breakfast, amazing buffet in the restaurant, back to…Jan 9, 2018Jan 9, 2018