Merise Afrikaans Magazine - April/Mei 2017

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Dis vroegherfs en ek begin al die kniekombersie afstof. Nie dat dit koud is nie – dis immers nog lekker warm buite – maar die dae word ooglopend korter en ek wil voorbereid wees as dit koud word. Een van die dae is die amptelike “somertyd” verby en dan skuif die Australiese ooskus met ‘n uur nader aan die weskus.

Soos vantevore gebeur seisoenskommeling nie sonder ‘n teatrale vertoning van die weerman nie. Woeste winde ruk die Kaapstad-fietstoer in die Moederstad tot stilstand en superstorms in Queensland en NSW rig groot skade aan. Nieu-Seeland word deur ‘n “waterbom” getref en sneeu word in die middel van die somer neergegooi op die Alpine-ski-oorde. Groot verandering is ooglopend op pad. Ek trek die kniekombersie sommer nog nader!

Maar jy hoef nie te bekommer nie. Merise het spesiaal vir jou ‘n lekkerleesboekie saamgestel met ‘n ietsie vir elkeen: Lekker resepte, goeie vermaak, interessante inligting oor jou brein en raad vir die ywerige tuinier.

Dankie dat ons by jou kon inloer!

Groete, tot volgende keer.
Suzette

Merise Afrikaans Magazine Description:

Merise is a digital family magazine and was started in 2011 to inform, encourage and assist each other as we together face the challenges of settling and integrating into our new community. We talk openly about the different aspects of our lives that take strain through the migration process – from helping our kids to adjust to their new schools to leaving parents behind in another country and changes in the dynamics of our personal relationships.
We provide valuable information about financial and visa matters, inviting specialists to write articles about topics which would be beneficial to our readers. Merise writes about the beauty of our new country by featuring different geographical areas in Australia and New Zealand, thereby giving would-be migrants or readers who are planning holidays or moving interstate a better understanding about what to expect in their new place of residence.
Merise is a new friend to you and your whole family.
The ascending aircraft is symbolic of her desire to reach for the stars. Even her name is symbolic. By dividing the word in two, you get “me rise”, accentuating her desire to make improvements to herself and her life.
It is important for Merise to support her friends, not just newcomers, but all expats in Australia and New Zealand who left their homeland to find new means of livelihood “Down Under”.
Merise lends a hand in almost every way. She’s been through the immigration process and experienced it all first hand. She is thoroughly aware of difficulties that may arise for both newcomers and experienced expats and knows how to overcome, or should we say “survive”, these difficulties.
Merise is vivacious and enthusiastic and lives her life in her new country to the full. She loves exploring and is always on the lookout for new challenges and new experiences. At the same time she enjoys sharing her experiences with her friends, always encouraging and inspiring them.
Merise is fully bilingual and she has English- as well as Afrikaans-speaking friends. She divides her time equally between the two groups of friends and shares the same information with both groups.
You will have to go quite far to find a friend as special as Merise . . .