My heart (and my mind) needed this trip! We were so blessed and we are so thankful for the opportunity to travel ‘home’ to South Africa for a few weeks. Something that I know many of our friends, who have immigrated, would love to do after moving so far from their former home. And we…
Homesick AND Happy?
Okay, I miss ‘home’ BIG time right about now. Our old home that is – Johannesburg the city of gold and my heart! It’s taken a while (in all the chaos and excitement of everything new) to get to the place of craving things I know, seeing some faces I need to see, and just…
Moving across the seas: What’s it really like? (Part 1)
Okay, so I know that there may be people following our blog who want the low down on what it looks and feels like to move your life to Canada, or perhaps to a different location (but to experience a similar big move). The truth is, this will look so different for each family and…
Family Update: Is it Spring yet?!
Well hello there strangers! 🙂 Yes, I know it’s been forever since you’ve heard from us – the last while has been full of admin and general making home and life in our new city. It’s exciting and daunting adjusting to our new normal. I’ve personally had lots of highs and some low lows lately…
February update: Making home…
Lately I’ve been feeling like the days are flying by, but the truth is, we haven’t even been in Canada for a month yet! Thank you for joining with us on our journey – I’ve been blown away that so many of you have read our first two blog articles and are interested in what’s…
Saying Goodbye!
Change is great, but change is often quite tough and impacts your physical and emotional state of being. My personality wants to embrace change, and for the most part I love new experiences and living out adventure, but I also fear too much change. Being pregnant and being a Mum to a toddler, and moving…
The Journey Begins…
We are living in Canada… this is our new home country. Say what?! 🙂 When did this even happen? I am sitting in our hotel room in our new home city in Saskatoon, wondering how we got here. From the very first conversations that Adrian and I had about the possible move (Adrian was offered…
Follow the Bergs 