If you haven’t laughed at a foreigner struggling to do basic tasks in public, you probably are the foreigner struggling […]

Moving to a new country: Expectation VS reality
We aren’t the first to move to a new country and we certainly won’t be the last. But making this […]

Here’s what’s up
It’s been a crazy couple of weeks here in the Du Toit household (hence the extended amount of quiet time […]

Care for Kings
If you had asked us a year ago what it felt like to have the ground slip away beneath your […]

the student becomes the master
I’m constantly amazed at the inability of children to care about tomorrow. As a parent I’m used to thinking that […]

a godly gut
Since becoming a mother, I’ve relied solely on my 6th sense when it comes to making life altering decisions for […]

The big D word…
Let’s talk about the big D …. Discipline. As an experienced teacher, I’ve always had a firm hand when it […]

into the unknown
This week has been one for the books. Not the best book I’ve ever read, but one that changes your […]

it’s never too late
Things I couldn’t do before lockdown: make a decent cup of coffee, teach English as a foreign language, paint and […]

Does size really matter?
It’s an age-old question that’s haunted many men and woman. It’s been a popular point of discussion in our house […]