{"id":170384,"date":"2023-01-19T08:48:04","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T06:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wereldwyd.co.za\/out-and-about-an-email-from-australia\/"},"modified":"2024-08-04T11:38:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T09:38:36","slug":"out-and-about-an-email-from-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wereldwyd.co.za\/en\/out-and-about-an-email-from-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Out and about: an email from\u00a0Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Out and about<\/em> is a column where we chat with people who currently live abroad, or who used to live and work there. This week we chat to Marni Wolmarans, who lives in Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hello Marni, where in South Africa are you from and why did you decide to live in Australia?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My husband and I were both born in Vanderbijlpark and after we met we moved to Kempton Park. While I was pregnant with our youngest, we moved back to the Vaal Triangle and lived there until we relocated to Australia. It wasn\u2019t an easy decision to make, but we both realised that there was no bright future awaiting our children here. At first we did it for our children but right now, as parents, we enjoy the move just as much as our children do, if not more.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell us more about your family.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 My husband Hennie and I got married in 2010 and we have three beautiful children together. We really enjoy doing things together as a family and love exploring and discovering. We like to camp as a way of familiarising ourselves with our new country and currently our favourite activity is visiting different beaches. As a child my dad often took us to museums, monuments and other attractions and it was one of my best memories. We try to do the same for our children and want to cultivate in them a love for nature, culture and everything that is interesting. We will easily start a road trip early on a Saturday \u2013 three hours to get there and three hours back home.<\/p>\n\n\n