Archive for the ‘Culture and Customs’ Category

Medical Care in South Africa

I understand now why people from all over Africa travel to South Africa for their medical care…

November 14, 2009 Posted in: Culture and Customs No Comments

My Connection to South Africa

I hope you enjoy reading this blog. You might have figured out some background information about me from these articles, but I wanted to write a short summary to fill in some of the gaps…
I am very fortunate to have married a wonderful South African woman, BG. We live in Texas (where I grew up) [...]

November 6, 2009 Posted in: Culture and Customs No Comments

Good Shows About South Africa

I try to stay informed on what is happening in South Africa. One great source is your cable channel.

October 22, 2009 Posted in: Culture and Customs, Places You Must See No Comments

Food Worth Taking A Picture Of…

A “scone” is a U.S. biscuit and a “biscuit” is a South African cookie-makes my head hurt…

October 21, 2009 Posted in: Culture and Customs No Comments

Geysers, bonnets, and silencers…

I love bumping in to word confusions and accents when I travel to South Africa…

October 15, 2009 Posted in: .First Time Here? Some Good Posts To Read, Culture and Customs One Comment

Interesting Link About South Africa

I heard an interesting news story on CNN International today concerning the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. Apparently this is a well recognized group that provides an assessment of governance quality of African countries (South Africa ranked in the top ten).
I plan to research it in more detail but wanted to pass the link on to you:
http://www.moibrahimfoundation.org/en/section/the-ibrahim-index
It looks [...]

October 13, 2009 Posted in: Culture and Customs No Comments