From South Africa to France
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 →
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 →
