South African in Macau

I was born in Pietermaritzburg in the KwaZulu Natal province and raised in Rooihuiskraal in the Gauteng province of South Africa.  I grew up in a warm and loving home and had a happy childhood.  Growing up we would go to my father’s parents in Namibia, and have some holidays in the Port Shepstone area of KwaZulu Natal.  I grew up in one house and never moved anywhere till I moved to Macau, so it was a major move and shift in thinking for me.  We are a very close family and I really love spending time with them.  Being away from my family is really hard, but being with my husband in a new country is a really exciting adventure and is really drawing us closer together.   

 

I  have classical and contemporary training in Vocals and had my own business giving singing and guitar lessons to children from the ages of 7 till adulthood for 9 years.  I really loved teaching so much and love seeing how students develop as musicians and individuals as the years went by.  Having to give up my studio was a really hard part of the move to Macau.

 

I studied Psychology at UNISA and finished my degree and honors degree and am planning to complete my Masters in Clinical Psychology at the University of Macau during the next couple of years that we will be living in Macau.

 

I am married to a strong, loving and kind man.  We decided to move to Macau to further his career in the aviation industry after praying about it a lot.  We are Christians and believe that God has a purpose for us in Macau.  We are a community of South Africans sharing the same culture and language which is Afrikaans.  We have made friends with a great Australian couple as well and when all of us get together there is always a lot of laughs and a sense of community.  

 

I visited Macau with my husband in February 2017 to see how the island looks and get a feel for the city for our potential new home.  Coming from South Africa, I did not know what to expect from Macau.  I was pleasantly surprised by the city.  To get to Macau, it is a 12 and a half hour plane ride from South Africa to Hong Kong, and 70 minute ferry ride from Hong Kong to Macau.  It’s a really long journey, but once your there it is really exciting but very different to South Africa.  

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Join me in my journey and adventures in Macau.