A little over two years ago, we landed in San Francisco, excited but also nervous to start a new life halfway across the world in a place we had only ever visited once before and in a city where we didn’t know a single person. That day, two years ago, feels like a lifetime ago…… Continue reading The funny thing about San Francisco

Like most of you (I’m sure), I’m sitting here on the last day of the year wondering where on earth 2017 went! 2017 was certainly not without its challenges but I would have to say, that for me personally, 2017 will be a year to remember… I celebrated my 30th birthday (which you can read about…… Continue reading My year in numbers

I have written and rewritten this blog post at least two dozen times and my thirtieth birthday has long since come and gone (three months ago to be exact) but I am only now figuring out how I feel about being 30 – and luckily it’s not all bad. My initial thought about turning 30 was that ‘I’m just not…… Continue reading The big THREE-OH

We headed back to Johannesburg for a quick visit at almost exactly the same time that we celebrated a year of having lived in San Francisco and both experiences have made me think a lot about ‘home’ – what it means and where it is. What is it that makes a place feel like home – is it the place where…… Continue reading Home

I recently read something that Michelle Obama said and it really stuck with me. She said “Well, I just started thinking, if I had to get up and go to work, I’d get up and go to work. If I had to get up to take care of my kids, I’d get up and do that.…… Continue reading Reflecting on a great week

With this being the first working day of the year (well, for me anyway), I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to set the tone for 2017.  I’m not one for new years resolutions which I feel are always about changing an undesired trait or behavior, but I do like the idea of having a theme…… Continue reading Taking time in 2017

After seeing in 2016 with a couple of friends in Cape Town, I returned home to Johannesburg ready to tackle another year and start planning my next holiday but…my plans quickly changed and I ended up working in Abu Dhabi for three months and then relocating  to San Francisco. I have made wonderful new friends…… Continue reading That’s a wrap

2016 has certainly been quite an adventurous year for me so I decided that it was high time I found an avenue to capture and share all of the incredible (and sometimes challenging) experiences of the past year as I can only imagine what 2017 might have install! So, why a blog, surely a diary would…… Continue reading Let’s give this a whirl