A quiet guest

28Jun08

While I’ve never been one to be at a loss for words, sometimes I get tired of speaking them. How often I have found myself trying to express a quick thought and my tongue tripping in the direction of not-quite-what I wish to say. At night as I try to fall asleep, those regretful tarnished [...]

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OK, I admit it, I’m a South African

23Jun08

Reactions to me being a South African in different parts of Europe are varied. If I could give a name to a spatter of everyday people grouped by their facial expressions in the moments when I reveal my nationality, it would have to be ‘Surprise Labuschagne.’ Pronounced La-bu-shey. It’s clear the suprise factor is [...]

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