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TagsThe Parent Trap
June 7, 2022
I have been collecting information. The intelligence I’ve gathered is untouchable, unutterable stuff. We are permitted to scream these things into a pillow. Only someone ungrateful or disrespectful would go further. What I’ve done is against the damn commandments. Even …
We Were Never Prepared
September 1, 2021
We were never prepared to become educators here and now. I’m not saying that we never talked about it, never wondered how we would make it work. I am not saying it didn’t sometimes keep us up at night. I’m not …
An Unexpected Journey
August 21, 2021
“WHERE WILL YOU GO?” First, this is a story about my own growth as a human - breathing in and out enough times to evolve and become aware. Second, it is a story about how that natural change as a person …
Fynbos Rehabilitation
June 23, 2021
It took me twenty years to decide to take a walk on Rondebosch Common. I have walked the perimeter many times, done Park Runs around it, and crossed it a few times. On the day in question, I criss-crossed it many …
Elizabeth
July 21, 2018
It was raining, of course. The bus rolled along the main road, its foggy windows obscuring a view of neatly painted buildings, impeccable lawns, clean streets, and shiny vehicles. I didn’t know much about Stockholm, but at least I knew …
