From South Africa to France
Have you ever wondered what life would be like in another country? Meet expat, Gaenor du Plessis from KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, currently living in Strasbourg, France. In this #ExpatAdventure series interview, she gives us insights into living in France, some major adjustments to living in an apartment as well as getting around the city... Continue Reading →
Last week we drove for about 10hrs from Strasbourg via Paris to Saint Jean du Mont and as far as Noirmoutier - an island just off the coast of the Vendee department in western France. Below are snippets of our crazy adventure across France on a road that never ends with our four children. This... Continue Reading →
Growing up in Cape Town, South Africa, we were taught English as our first language and Afrikaans as our second language in school. This was my norm and that of my children, so when we decided to move to France, everyone said the french language would be difficult for the children to grasp. We saw... Continue Reading →
On Tuesday, 16th June, I received an email from Feedspot informing me that Our French Adventure blog was selected by their panelist for the Top 35 Living In France Blogs on Feedspot! Whoohooooo!! We ranked #31 which is an amazing achievement for a blog that only started two years ago to keep our family and friends back home updated... Continue Reading →
So, what started off as a normal, early surprise breakfast for my daughter who turned 11 years old on Thursday, 4th June, quickly turned into a crazy, stressful day of me spending time at the GP with my son who was experiencing excruciating pain on the right side of his abdomen. We then spent another... Continue Reading →
Algamdulillah, we have reached the 15th Ramadan and time is going soooo fast! I feel like this month has just started and now it is almost done. In my last post I said I would update you all about Ramadan here in France. So I set my alarm for 3:30 to prepare for Suhoor, make... Continue Reading →
Algamdulillah, there are five days left before 2018 is finally over. This year has really been a life altering one, a year of taking huge risks, a year of getting out of our comfort zones, a year of making life changing decisions, a year of breaking the norm and doing something out of the ordinary... Continue Reading →
SP could not find her takkies for PE one morning, I then told her to put my new Adidas on. She tells me "No shukran mommy that takkies look like parents takkies" haha
Algamdulillah, December is finally here and the year is almost over. Everyone back home in Cape Town is busy finalising end of year parties, family get aways, family get togethers, braai days, beach days and so much more but yet here we feel as if our year just started. Langebaan getaway - July 2017 The... Continue Reading →
It has been seventy-six days since we last saw our friends and family in Cape Town. I honestly thought that with time, it would get easier, it would get better. Whoever said time heals all was telling one big fat lie, seriously! It does not get better! They were talking nonsense! Yes, over time you... Continue Reading →
Trying to find a new place to settled down and call it home is definitely not for the faint hearted. You need a big bag full of patience, an eye for potential and loads of patience - did I mention that already? Since we arrived in France we have moved four times! We stayed in... Continue Reading →
People have been asking about the food here in France so I will take you all back to when we got here and how we managed to get around buying our food supplies and what we discovered along the way. So after arriving in France we stayed for a week in a self catering apartment... Continue Reading →
Everyone told me that when we get here it will be a major culture shock - I was open to it. They told me about the language barrier and that it will be difficult - I was open to it. They told me it would be difficult at first to adjust - I was open... Continue Reading →
I consciously shut out the thoughts of us being alone without our family on Eid-ul Adha. I kept busy with the big move to keep my mind from wandering as I could not deal with the loneliness we would feel – it would be our first Eid without our family around us. When we arrived... Continue Reading →
Algamdulillah, my big ones, started school yesterday. JP had to be at school by 0830, and AP had to be there at 1315 for her Orientation. They were both very nervous and excited at the same time. It would be the first time they would go to school without school uniforms on. Fridays in South... Continue Reading →
