Category: Travel

EMIGRATION. QUICK-ISH ANSWERS TO A LONG PROCESS.

I have received many questions from friends and strangers alike regarding the process of emigrating to Canada. I hope this information helps you find some of the answers. Let me start with a disclaimer. Emigration is YOUR choice. It is YOUR family. YOUR emotions. YOUR future. And we all need to respect each other’s feelings […]

10 things I love about Kelowna. And 1 thing I don’t.

A message from a South African emigrant to my new Canadian hometown. Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada has been a warm welcome. In fact, the only icy (but magical) welcome was the snowfall on November 12 – the day we landed here. This may sound strange to you, but that was the first time I had […]

emigration. welcome to the funfair.

South Africa to Canada. Perhaps the easiest way to describe our emigration story is to start at the end and work back. Suppose I begin with the emotional rollercoaster associated with leaving South Africa. In that case, this blog will be an uncomfortably (for you) pathetic mess of over-emotional, highly sensitive Cancerian. And I’ll never […]

Pure Joy at sani valley Nature lodge

Rest and reset. Of all the people you know best, logically, that person should be you. Yet, in my case, I’m not so sure. I often surprise myself. The surprises come in the form of good and not so good. I have scolded myself more times than I can remember for making poor decisions. Because […]

The buddhist retreat centre

Do your soul-f a favour. It was January 2019 when I wrote the italicised piece below. It was written in a distinctly different time. A time where the world was oblivious to the fact that it would soon form part of a future generation’s school syllabus. The section where the history teacher discusses how seismic, […]

Africa. Thank you for the memories.

Always have lily pads. I have always been driven to make memories. My life has been made up of a series of ‘lily pads.’ ‘Lily pads?’ you ask. Lily pads represent little events or things I plan (or take up) to ensure there is always something to look forward to. My lily pads float strategically […]