Or rather, why one couple wants to come home. My brother and sister-in-law had a baby last year and though they love their life in Holland, they’re in South Africa for three months at the moment, trying to see if moving back home is a feasible idea. Why? Let’s see … 1. Why do you…
In the mood for a little distraction to start off your week? Take a look at Stop Crime Say Hello — a local organisation built on the premise that if South Africans said hello to each other more and treated each other better at work and in life, the amount of violent crime would drop….
There are a lot of people who talk the talk about making a difference so it’s always such a treat to find groups who walk the walk too. I’ve been on the lookout for an inspiring cause to support and last week I stumbled on the perfect one (for me, with my love of books…
I apologise — I assumed there had been so much hoo-ha about A New Earth that everyone knew what it was about and that I could just fleetingly mention it in my blog about how much I’ve enjoyed Oprah’s webcasts with author Eckhart Tolle. My bad. So, without giving too exhaustive a book review, let…
Now, I’ll be the first to admit that Oprah often gets a bad rap. Sometimes from me. It’s all that advice-giving. It gets to me sometimes. That said, I am now a born-again Oprah fan. Why? Well, no doubt you’re aware of her infamous book club selections — once Oprah chooses a book for her…
It’s the beginning of the year and, if like many of us (me included) you’re brimming with enthusiasm to take up 20 new hobbies, you might want to learn a language. Before you sign up for an expensive language class (the buffet option), why not try out the snack table? What am I on about?…
It might seem, from watching the news lately, that it’s the end of the world as we know it. Freakish weather, unexplained acts of violence, political unrest, and a general craziness that seems to have seeped into the ether. But there are still a handful of things to be grateful about. Here are a few…
I do. I remember feeling inspired a lot as a kid and even as a teenager — there were all these people to aspire to be like, all these things to learn, all this world out there. The problem is, once you enter the world you have to pretend you know what you’re doing, and…
… check out Tom Shone, a British writer living in New York who has apparently been knocking on American doors and encouraging them to vote for Barack Obama. This is no ordinary political blog, though. With amusing quotes from David Sedaris (the darkly comic novelist), predictions on how, what you order on a pizza, determines…
… about everything? The First Lady of talk-show television is always offering words of wisdom — on her show, on her website and through her magazine. What would happen if you took these tips? How would you live, what would you spend your money on, what movies would you see, what books would you read,…
