Goodbye Jinky

Jinky, the Phillipinian VSO volunteer, has a Master's degree in Aquaculture and was assigned to AUnt Zena for six months. Aunt Zena was delighted with her work; she could not have managed the passionfruit plantation without Jinky's hands-on application. Jinky wanted to stay on for a further six months and AUnt Zena was desperate to keep her; but the Guyana Government had to process the application and failed to do so. "You see," said Aunt Zena, "This is how we lose qualified people. Pure slackness!" By the time the Government got around to Jinky's application, VSO had already re-assigned her: to East Timor! It was a sad day for all when Jinky left Adel's -- though everyone, most of all she herself, managed to smile!