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I am a gypsy at heart. I love to travel whenever I can afford to take my family with me.

I am a true child of Africa who was born and raised in South Africa. I currently live in London with my South African / British husband and two teenage sons.

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Your way: 9 of 81

Your way on that day The sunshine came from your eyes happier than usual A moment of unprotected fun It must have scared you The truth was back a desert storm blinded blue teared eyes You moved your fingers across the ivory keys believed again for a moment a maybe smile for the ebony A cacophony of ebony and ivory a crash th...
Arts & Humanities > Playwrights & Plays Play reviews: Waiting for Godot - En Attendant Godot, by Samuel Beckett: 1 of 6

"I have a clear memory of my own fetal existence. It was an existence where no voice, no possible movement could free me from the agony and darkness I was subjected to." (Samuel Beckett) These words uttered by Beckett relates directly to feelings and emotions portrayed in his characters in Waiting for Godot. As with most per...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Ghosts: 13 of 73

HAUNTED HARBOUR At the end of reality lies the question...... In the sea-mist the possibility..... Steered by hollow skeletons the tattered sails passed in the darkest hour the misty reality of a time that once was the conquerors of the sea The grins edged to conquer once more another tale to tell beyond the possibility of a...
Relationships & Family > Parents Teenagers versus adults: The struggle in understanding one another: 3 of 15

If all parents and teenagers, over the ages, could not see eye to eye there must certainly be a reason. Something other than, teenagers are just difficult or strange. The fights are always about the same issues. You can talk to any parent. The complaints are the same. They don't clean their rooms or they leave dirty dishes a...
Arts & Humanities > Classical Lit & Mythology Sophocles' Antigone: A true tragic hero?: 1 of 5

In Greek tragedies the tragic hero had very distinct characteristics that sets him or her apart from the other characters. The play Antigone by Sophocles, however, seems to have two tragic heroes with Antigone and Creon as possibilities. A tragic hero is always from noble birth. Creon is the King of Thebes and Antigone is a ...
Arts & Humanities > Historical Literature Book reviews: Catch-22, by Joseph Heller: 4 of 18

My first attempt at Catch 22 was not very successful. I was too young, the first few pages too confusing and the book a bit on the heavy side. Luckily with age comes a bit more brain power. The second time around I was amazed and couldn't put the book down. I giggled, laughed, cried and just wanted to tell everybody around m...
Society & Lifestyle > African & Middle Eastern Culture The South African education system: An analysis: 1 of 4

Outcome based Education (OBE) and Further Education and Training (FET) are the new strategies implemented by the post-apartheid government in an attempt to standardise education in South Africa. While there is nothing wrong, with the system, the implementation didn't go as smoothly as expected. There is no easy answer as to ...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Methods How to avoid becoming a helicopter parent: 1 of 4

Helicopter parent is an excellent description for an over protective parent. If a real helicopter constantly hovers above you, you will get uncomfortable. So will a child with a parent that hovers the entire time. The best gift you can give to a child is self confidence. A confident child will be an independent child. Jean P...
Relationships & Family > Family Bonding How to maintain good relationships with family members when living abroad: 1 of 4

Twenty to thirty years ago it would have been far more difficult to keep contact with your family who live abroad than it is today. Some people are more in contact with their far-away family than what they are with those staying close by. When you are far away in another country you realise the importance of keeping contact ...
Health & Fitness > Alcoholism The causes of teen drinking: 3 of 8

We have all been there and can anybody honestly claim innocence? Experimenting is as part of a teenager's life as breathing. Trail and error learning, as introduced by Piaget, the Constructivist, might be the only form of learning that is really successful. That doesn't mean that teenage drinking must be condoned but maybe t...