In this issue

Geestesgesondheid en afbrekende verhoudings geniet baie aandag, veraI hierdie tyd van die jaar. World Mental Health Day sal vanjaar op Dinsdag 10 Oktober- so saam met Paul Kruger se verjaardag -en op 25 November word 'n internasionale dag gehou, naamlik White Ribbon Day, om geweld teen vroue uit te wis. Vanjaar se veldtog sluit "#AManslssueToo" in, want mans is ook dikwels slag offers in afbrekende verhoudings.

Merise probeer'n bydrae lewer deur jou meer hiervan te vertel. Kennis is mag. Statisties word miljoene mense jaarliks hierdeur geraak en baie hartseer sou gespaar kon wees as slag offers vroeer die tekens kon raaksien en dienooreenkomstig opgetree het.

Baie dankie vir die wonderlike leserbydraes wat ons ontvang het! In hierdie uitgawe kan jy lekker lees oor pragtige plekke in Australie en daar is allerlei foto's, interessante artikels, smullekkerresepte en ons dierbare Ouma uit die Hartland deel weer'n brief aan haar kleinkinders.

Ons hoop dat jy jou eie Afrikaanse glanstydskrif hier in die vreemde sommer baie sal geniet en dat jy wyd en syd gaan verkondig dat Merise elke sent werd is!

Voorlopig gaan ons net twee uitgawes per jaar druk. Jou volgende uitgawe behoort dus in die eerste kwartaal van die nuwe jaar te verskyn. Onthou asseblief om ons telaat weet as jou ad res of e-posadres verander sodat ons jou op die hoogte kan hou van wat in Merise se wereld gebeur.

Dankie dat ons by jou kon inloer.
Vriendelike groete,
Suzette

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 . . .