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Die lente is hier – uiteindelik! Die eerste kleure begin geleidelik deurskemer in my tuin soos die blomme huiwerend oopvou . . . versigtig, asof hulle eers oortuig moet word dat die snerpende koue werklik verby is. Die son kuier ‘n bietjie langer voor hy lang skaduwees gooi en kaalvoetkinders baljaar buite op sagte groen tapyte. Die koms van die lente is voorwaar iets om te vier en in hierdie uitgawe kan jy die resepte vir ‘n maklike roomys en verfrissende Sangria gebruik om die kinders en ook grootmense mee te bederf.

Eersdaags gaan daar weer ‘n groot fees in Afrikaans plaasvind wat jy nie moet misloop nie! Dis voedsel vir die siel en ‘n kosbare geleentheid om weer tussen “jou” mense te kan wees – mense wat jou naam en van reg kan spel en uitspreek. Wat meer kan jy dan nou verlang?

Dankie tog vir ShowMax! Hierdie nimmereindigende bron van vermaak bied vertroosting wanneer verlange aan die siel knaag. En die beste van alles . . . jy kan dit saam met jou Engelssprekende ander helfte, kinders en vriende geniet, want feitlik elke program het Engelse onderskrifte.

Merise kyk in hierdie uitgawe na die kuns om ‘n goeie verhouding met jou lewensmaat te hê en gee ook meer inligting oor ‘n toer volgende jaar deur die Bybellande saam met Bobby van Jaarsveld.

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 . . .