Merise Afrikaans - Mei/Junie 2016

I denne utgaven

Vir my is herfs ‘n seisoen van dankbaarheid. Ná die uitbundigheid van oënskynlik eindelose somerdae is dit ‘n lafenis om rustiger te word en bestekopname te neem van soveel mooi wat onverdiend in my lewe kom nesskop het. Marga Jordaan het vir ons ‘n pragtige bydrae gestuur oor hoe dankbaar sy is vir haar nuwe lewe in Nieu-Seeland. Heerlike leesstof!

Ek leer steeds daagliks iets nuuts van hierdie pragtige deel van die wêreld. Voor ons migrasie hierheen, was Australië in my geestesoog ‘n uitgestrekte bruinrooi vlakte met enkele droë tolbosse en ‘n paar verdwaalde kangeroes, maar my asem word telkens opnuut weggeslaan deur die verruklike natuurskoon van ons pragtige land. Baie dankie aan Jani Rousseau wat ons bekendstel aan die lieflike Breenhold Gardens in NSW – ‘n lafenis vir die siel! Gaan maak gerus ‘n draai daar.

Draai jou japsnoet jou ‘n rat voor die oë met die immer vernuwende moderne tegnologie? Jy kan die grappies op ‘n stok sit, want daar is hulp! Lees bietjie meer oor die boek No kidding – Why our kids know more about technology than us (and what we can do about it!) wat Yvette Adams geskryf het.

Indien jy nou nog nie ingeteken het op ShowMax nie . . . mis jy uit! As jy gou spring, kan jy die hele winter deur snoesig toegewikkel voor die kassie sit terwyl jy en jou gesin vermaak word met wêreldklas programme.
Lekker lees!

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 . . .