33 Things you should know before moving to South Korea
South Korea has become a popular destination for young South Africans who want to teach English, have an adventure, save some money and experience...
Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira Moving to US to Help Boost Rugby in...
South African Springbok star Tendai 'Beast' Mtawarira will be moving to the USA where he has signed a one-year contract with Washington’s brand new...
US Warns of Possible Attack on US Interests on South African...
The United States Diplomatic Mission to South Africa issued a security message in Pretoria today - Tuesday 8 September 2015 - warning of a...
4 Unique Things South Africans Do that I Still Don’t Understand
Moving to another place gives one the opportunity to learn and understand cultural habits and traditions, and I’ve had the fortune to do so...
You Know You’re No Longer New to South Africa When…
When the six of us - my husband, myself, and our four children - first arrived in South Africa in 2010, it seemed like...
Jerky Biltong in the USA? Um, Not So Yum…
It had to happen. After Trader Joe’s, the hugely popular and huge supermarket chain in the USA (think Woolies but a bit cheaper), brought...
Really? Johannesburg in California? And Durban in France?
There is a name on the American website GhostTowns.com that looks very familiar: Randsburg, California. Not far away is - you guessed it - Johannesburg! There's...
Some of My Best Friends are Expats, But…
Some of my best friends are expats. No, really. I’ve been through two waves of people leaving South Africa for various reasons, to the...
South African Expats Respond – “I Am Sorry” and “Why?”
Every time I see yet another article from another South African moaning about the negativity of expats, and clearly writing with their rose-tinted glasses...
The Last Word…South Africa, We Love You
In response to all the open letters bashing expats...I'd like to say there are so many sides here.
Yes, you get the expat hell bent on...
