How To Make Boerewors The Easy Way

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Boerewors… Yes, boerewors is definitely one of the South African foods that South African expats miss the most. Many expats then learn to make boerewors themselves. Here’s how to make boerewors…

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Writing A Résumé That Gets An Interview

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A person who found my résumé on our website a while ago, sent his résumé to me for a critique. He wrote a decent résumé that summarized his skills and experience, and that showed how he built the skills and experience at his previous companies.

After I replied to him, I decided to publish that reply here in the hopes that it will be useful to someone else who may be writing a resume…

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10 Years in the US today!

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We’ve been living in the US for 10 years today!

After a long flight from Amsterdam, we touched down at San Francisco International Airport at 1.30 p.m. PST on September 5, 1996. I can hardly believe that 10 years have gone by. On the one hand it seems so long, but on the other hand it seems so short!

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Our Exciting Naturalization As US Citizens

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We became US citizens a few days ago. Here’s the story of our naturalization process…

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September 11, 2001 – A Terrible Day In American History

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“A Date That Will Live In Infamy” 

This is how Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt characterized December 7, 1941. It was the day Japan attacked the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, and caused the deaths of more than 3000 Americans.

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