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…
MATING CALL OF THE VOLKSWAGEN JOHANNESBURG 1988
Our arrival in South Africa was not uneventful. Even a laid back group such as us could find plenty of opportunities for things to go sideways, to laugh at, to learn from or to remember for all time. It was…
