The lifestyle - its a South African thing

Firstly, happy new year everyone! Hopefully yours was as good as ours :)

We were in LA for two and a half weeks which, although was the middle of winter, was 24 degrees - warmer than most days in the UK summer LOL. It was great and it made me realise how accessible the world is when you are living in the UK.

As a very young child I had wanted to go to Disneyland, but it was always a dream which my family couldn't afford living in South Africa. I mean how many people in SA can afford to travel overseas? The percentage must be tiny! Well our family went to Disney and it was everything I had ever hoped and dreamed it would be. It really is the happiest place on earth. I am still amazed that we were able to take our ZAUKettes (children) to this amazing place. Some really special memories were made.

So we are back in the UK now and our fantastic holiday feels like it was a lifetime ago.....sigh. But we are back in the swing of things and our plans for ZAUK are getting really exciting. We have two confirmed events, the Homecoming Revolution event in May and the ZAUK SA day on 21st August. Make sure you keep these events on your radar cause they are going to be great. The SA day in particular is going to have everything you as a Saffa in the UK would want - spitbraai, potjiekos competition, children's entertainment, rugby tournament (we are looking for some players for the ZAUK team!), SA bar, braai and so much more.

We have also asked some of our members to consider putting together some monthly pub evenings in their area so keep an eye open on our website and facebook pages for details. If you are keen to get involved please get in touch, also via our website.

Then although we have lots of things going on we aren't going to spill all the beans now...LOL... so I'll leave you with one more bit of news which is that we are working with the Round Table in South Africa, Peninsula 77, and will be looking to raise as much proceeds as possible to assist them in the great work that they do.

Hope January hasn't been too tough for you....payday is just around the corner (so don't forget our online shop.....heehehehe, so cheeky).

Remember the lifestyle, its a South African thing!