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Life during Lockdown [as a child]: Meet Mika’il and Batman

Welcome to Life during Lockdown with a bit of a twist. i asked some parents to post the same questions to their children and here are some of their responses: My friend Beben Cadman sent this: my nephew Mika'il's response. He is six: Question 1: What has your experience of lockdown been so far? Good, lot of stuff to do at home. Question 2: What are some of the ways that you have felt [...]

By |2020-05-07T07:01:33+02:00May 6th, 2020|South Africa, stories, thorts of other people|0 Comments

Life during Lockdown: Meet Beauty Bokwani

Hey everyone and welcome to another episode of Life during Lockdown where Beauty Bokwani will be telling us a little bit about herself and her experiences. Let's start with her bio:My name is Beauty  Bokwani. I'm the owner of Zoe Educare in Extention  13  Belhar. I love to tell stories; writing children's stories memoirs, and poetry.Question 1: What has your experience of lockdown been so far?"My fellow South Africans..."  This was how the president introduced [...]

By |2020-05-06T08:50:20+02:00May 5th, 2020|South Africa, stories|0 Comments

Life during Lockdown: Meet Irma Oosthuizen

As we start a new week we still have some more Life during Lockdown posts. Today we have Irma Oosthuizen who is going to answer the 4 questions from her perspective: My name is Irma, and I am a wife, mom, accountant and sometimes I feel like my inner child is more out than in. Question 1: What has your experience of lockdown been so far? I work from home, and my husband is [...]

By |2020-05-06T09:06:25+02:00May 4th, 2020|South Africa, stories|0 Comments

Life during Lockdown: Meet Yvonne de la Rey Smith

As we continue with our series looking at Life during Lockdown, let me invite Yvonne to introduce herself: My name is Yvonne (de la Rey) Smith and I am a wife, mother, aunt, daughter, sister, friend, educator, motivator, awakener, comedian, singer and general everything! [1] What has been your experience of lockdown so far? It was very daunting at the onset. I did not know what to expect – I am a planner by [...]

By |2020-05-06T09:02:59+02:00May 1st, 2020|South Africa, stories|0 Comments

Life during Lockdown: Meet Kerzia Chetty

Continuing the series on Life during Lockdown, let me introduce you to my friend, Kerzia Chetty, in her own words: My name is Kerzia Chetty and I am a mom, wife and businesswoman.  Question 1: What has your experience of lockdown been so far? My experience of the lockdown has been nothing short of a personal nightmare! I know that when I say that, I say it loaded with privilege but that is my [...]

By |2020-05-06T08:58:09+02:00April 30th, 2020|pain and Hope, South Africa, stories|0 Comments

Life during Lockdown: Meet Mary-Louise

Continuing a series inviting people to share some thoughts about Life during Lockdown: My name is Mary and I am a wife, mother of 3, social worker and data analyst. I work as a financial aid analyst in the welfare space. Question 1: What has your experience of lockdown been so far? For our little family, the lockdown experience has been a real reminder of our privilege. We have a large house with uncapped [...]

By |2020-04-30T07:45:09+02:00April 29th, 2020|South Africa, stories|0 Comments

Life during Lockdown: Meet Juliet Paulse

Continuing with our stories and reflections from people describing their life during lockdown experience. Yesterday we heard from Debbie Hutton and today we are moving on to my friend Juliet: My Name is Jules (Juliet) and I am a lover of Jesus and people and currently an extrovert potentially transitioning into an introvert.  [1] My experience of lockdown so far? My experience during lockdown has had its good days and not so good days. [...]

By |2020-04-29T17:08:54+02:00April 28th, 2020|South Africa, stories|0 Comments

Poem: Hide and God Seek

It feels like you've been hiding forever While i stand in the sameplace pretending to slowly count down Backwards from my childhood When you were more than tangible and everywhere to be found i gave up looking in the church buildings long ago As so many of them seemed to somehow feel a lot more like church Once the people had left Laughing and chattering away As they skipped over the deep snoring sounds [...]

By |2020-04-27T13:04:03+02:00April 27th, 2020|poems and other creativity|2 Comments

Life during Lockdown: Meet Debbie Hutton

Welcome to a brand new series i'm calling 'Life during Lockdown'. i invited some of my Facebook friends to respond to four questions related to their time so far in lockdown as we hit Day 31 in South Africa. First up is Debbie Hutton, who i went to Teacher's Training College with about a hundred years ago: My name is Debbie, I am a mom and a pre-school teacher. I live in a multi-generational [...]

By |2020-05-06T09:04:34+02:00April 27th, 2020|South Africa, stories, thorts of other people|0 Comments

Life during Lockdown: Intro

What has Life during Lockdown been like? After a conversation with a friend of mine who happens to be a doctor, i came up with this idea. Simply ask for some South Africans who would be up to answering four simple questions around how they have experienced Lockdown so far. They were tasked with providing me with a one-sentence bio of whatever they would like to put in it, a photo of themselves of [...]

By |2020-05-11T07:55:40+02:00April 26th, 2020|South Africa, stories|0 Comments
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