Merise Afrikaans Magazine - April/Mei 2016

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Met Moedersdag net om die draai kry jy weer die geleentheid om jou ma op die hande te dra. As jy so gelukkig is om haar op dié dag te siene te kry, kan jy haar sommer met heerlike eg Suid-Afrikaanse vlaskywe bederf. Ons kan nou wel nie Cream Crackers in Australië kry nie, maar supersjef Renier du Plessis van Bathurst, New South Wales, het die oplossing gekry met Arnotts se Sao-beskuitjies!
Meimaand is propvol pret! Moenie die lokettreffer Vir Altyd, wat binnekort in teaters in Australië en Nieu-Seeland draai, misloop nie. Kom kuier ook saam met jou Merise-vriendinne in Perth op Vrydag, 29 April. Lu-Marie Sobey gaan gesels oor kreatiwiteit, daar is ‘n snuffelmark, heerlike eetgoed en natuurlik ‘n vriendin wat regtig omgee. Sien jou daar!

kykNET Internasionaal bied jou ‘n kans om vier retoerkaartjies na Suid‐Afrika te wen as jy voor 30 April inteken op ShowMax. Al wat jy moet doen, is om in te gaan op die skakel bit.ly/1qxz8sV en die instruksies te volg. Nie ‘n geleentheid om te versmaai nie!

Goed gaan tot volgende keer!

Merise Afrikaans Magazine Description:

Merise is a digital family magazine and was started in 2011 to inform, encourage and assist each other as we together face the challenges of settling and integrating into our new community. We talk openly about the different aspects of our lives that take strain through the migration process – from helping our kids to adjust to their new schools to leaving parents behind in another country and changes in the dynamics of our personal relationships.
We provide valuable information about financial and visa matters, inviting specialists to write articles about topics which would be beneficial to our readers. Merise writes about the beauty of our new country by featuring different geographical areas in Australia and New Zealand, thereby giving would-be migrants or readers who are planning holidays or moving interstate a better understanding about what to expect in their new place of residence.
Merise is a new friend to you and your whole family.
The ascending aircraft is symbolic of her desire to reach for the stars. Even her name is symbolic. By dividing the word in two, you get “me rise”, accentuating her desire to make improvements to herself and her life.
It is important for Merise to support her friends, not just newcomers, but all expats in Australia and New Zealand who left their homeland to find new means of livelihood “Down Under”.
Merise lends a hand in almost every way. She’s been through the immigration process and experienced it all first hand. She is thoroughly aware of difficulties that may arise for both newcomers and experienced expats and knows how to overcome, or should we say “survive”, these difficulties.
Merise is vivacious and enthusiastic and lives her life in her new country to the full. She loves exploring and is always on the lookout for new challenges and new experiences. At the same time she enjoys sharing her experiences with her friends, always encouraging and inspiring them.
Merise is fully bilingual and she has English- as well as Afrikaans-speaking friends. She divides her time equally between the two groups of friends and shares the same information with both groups.
You will have to go quite far to find a friend as special as Merise . . .