SNIPPETS OF LIFE AND OBSERVATIONS ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA
For this post, I am going to jump around a bit and provide some short clips of our life, and impressions of South Africa, as we got settled in and as we understood a bit more of this wonderful and…
MY EXPERIENCE WITH SELECTIVE SECURITY IN SOUTH AFRICA
Today’s opinion piece is a product, of the times, in South Africa, and has never been fully formed or reconciled in my mind. It is still half opinion and half not wanting to know the answer to my observations. To…
TIME FOR SOME WILD GAME IMAGES (NOT BILTONG)
You might be wondering where are the Africa pictures? Because I have been so absorbed in setting the scene for this part of our journey, I have neglected to show you any of the images that we captured in our…
MEDIEVAL NIGHTS AND MY LEAST FUN IN SOUTH AFRICA
Most of our memories from South Africa are positive. However, one stands out in my mind as the least amount of fun that I had while there. It started with some wise ass in the office deciding that it would…
JOHANNES, GARDENER, PHILOSOPHER, AND WIZARD
Now that the maid problem was solved, Deysi had time to turn her attention to the gardener. We had a Xhosa gardener living in the back of our property in a room when we arrived. He previously worked for the…
DEYSI AND THE MAID SELECTION PROCESS SANDTON 1988
we now had a new home, and Deysi was fully in command. Things were moving. Her purchased furniture was arriving. Our shipment from home, had arrived. Ron was in school. Ange was training the dogs (to crap and pee wherever…
DISCOVERING “BEEF JERKY” SOUTH AFRICA STYLE IN JOHANNESBURG 1998
Our first days or weeks in Johannesburg brought us many new adventures and experiences. Once again we were in a culture that we did not know. Many of the things that we thought we knew, did not apply, so much,…
WE HAVE A HOUSE! NOW GET DOWN AND STAY THERE UNTIL THE SHOOTIN’ STOPS
A part of our package to relocate to South Africa, was the provision of an allowance, for the cost of a fully furnished rental home. The catch was that we had to find the suitable home. Once again, as described…
AN ADVENTURE IN HOUSE HUNTING JOHANNESBURG 1988
As part of our package to relocate to South Africa, we were provided a company vehicle, an allowance for the cost of house rental, assistance finding a home and a great lump sum allowance for purchasing everything we would need.…
ANGE AND HER SENSEI CONFRONT THE BREAKFAST BUFFET
One vivid memory I have of our first days in the Hotel in Johannesburg is of Ange trying to keep up with the big girls. There were a number of families arriving near the same time as us and also…
