When I started my blog – Mes Clics et Mes Claques – soon-to-be-a-year-ago, I deliberately opted to focus on the (many) positive sides of this incredibly beautiful country, South Africa…my new adopted home from France. However, a few times I have received private messages from overseas followers asking about safety, crime etc. It’s always a tricky question indeed. I […]

Today I met a very friendly family in Durban, while I was shopping. My eye got caught by the adorable toddler that was peacefully sleeping in the trolley, his head laying heavy like a stone on his mom’s handbag. I asked his mom and aunt, Patience and Thembe, if I could take a picture of him. […]

Today I’m celebrating my FIRST YEAR in South Africa. I arrived in Durban, from my homeland France, exactly a year ago. Who would have guessed that I would end up in South Africa, in Africa even? I left my friends, family, work, flat, shops, food… everything, and accepted to change my life completely, but I […]