In My Words

Be You. Do You. For You.

July 11, 2019July 11, 2019 adminPersonal

He is mental! Say it out aloud, almost in jest. Okay, let’s make it a joke and laugh about it! She is mental… ssshhhh. Say it in hushed tones, almost as if it’s a contagious[…]

Graduation and gratitude

June 7, 2019 adminEducation

Have you ever been in one place but felt like your heart was somewhere else? It doesn’t happen to me often. But it did a few weeks ago, and I was gutted. It was the[…]

“… a work of heart”

May 28, 2019 adminLife in South Africa

I didn’t expect to be writing again so soon and I certainly did not expect to be writing about this… But there are some experiences that are life-changing in more ways than one. On the[…]

Know Your Heritage

May 13, 2019May 13, 2019 adminLife in South Africa

Many people have asked me or asked those close to me – what exactly does Maya do at the 1860 Heritage Centre? On an emotional level, there’s a piece of my heart at the centre.[…]

A damaged democracy…

May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 adminLife in South Africa

South Africa goes to the polls today as a damaged nation. Amidst the political rhetoric, mud-slinging, dirty slogans and plethora of promises in recent months, there’s been little focus on the daily battles of vulnerable[…]

The South African Story

April 27, 2019April 27, 2019 adminLife in South Africa

Reflect, Rather than rejoice, For there’s too many wrongs We still need to make right. And there are still too many Who have fallen folly, To that power That corrupts absolutely. Yes, I am[…]

Autumn in South Africa

April 14, 2019April 14, 2019 adminPolitics

It’s April in South Africa. The changes that sweep through naturally in Autumn are a sharp contrast to the changes that swept through our country – rather unnaturally – that April, 26 years ago. Like[…]

Birthday Pawty Chronicles

March 30, 2019March 30, 2019 adminLife in South Africa

Remember Flash? No, I’m not talking about the television series based on the superhero who moves at lightning speed! I’m talking about my own superhero who indeed moves at lightning speed! Our dog Flash and[…]

It all adds up…

March 12, 2019 adminEnvironment

Waste not, want not. It’s a saying I grew up with. More often than not, my parents would ingrain this in our minds . A quick online search revealed that this saying was first recorded[…]

Period.

March 1, 2019March 1, 2019 adminUncategorized

Back at campus, and my former student who is helping with student orientation says to me, “You haven’t been blogging much.” She was direct. It wasn’t a question; it was a statement. That’s why I[…]