Out and about

In ‟Out and about”, we talk to people who currently live abroad or have lived and worked there. This week, we talk to Louis de Klerk and his wife Louna who lives in Australia.

Hello, Louis and Louna. It’s great talking to you!

From where in South Africa are you, and why did you move to Australia?

We lived in Paarl. I (Louis) grew up in Wellington and Louna in Paarl. We met six years ago and got married a few months later. We were both victims of the Covid recession and lost our jobs at the time. Louna couldn’t find a job as a teacher, and I couldn’t find a permanent job, so I had to rely on contract work. We struggled terribly and had to start looking at other options to provide for ourselves and our children.