

The play's the thing
My first full day at work: in the classroom, shadowing Viloshni Naidoo, the Head of Performing Arts at Dominican, followed by the...


Give Me Money…
(…that’s what I want.) Franc, one of the deputy-heads here, drove us to the local shopping mall to buy local sim cards – successfully...


Our house…
…is a very very very fine house… So. Here we are in Johannesburg, in front of our apartment in the grounds of the school. We share the...


Johannesburg - here we come
Visas arrived, so we're finally on our way. Passports, tickets, camera ... once upon a time!


Visas? Is it snowing?
Weeks of preparation, lots of paperwork and forms, a stressful visit to London to lodge our visa application. Today our passports are on...


Joburg - a brief stay in Maboneng and a visit to Neighbourgoods market
Dawn arrival at O. R. Tambo airport - long drive to our downtown hotel. Maboneng district is a funky place. Straight to the Domincan...


Making acquaintances
An opportunity to meet the staff at the Domincan Convent School in Johannesburg. And a close encounter with a big cat.