| The day after we moved into our house,
our neighbours invited us to a birthday
party and there we met a lot of other
expats after which we really got involved
with all the activities of the women's club
- lunches, meetings etc. Our activities
happen really often and we meet each
other frequently. The women's club was
started about 6-7 years back to get
women together on a monthly basis and
help them out in every way. It's important
to say that it's a support group and not a
networking club. My friends in Mumbai
complain that there's nothing like this
over there and that they get really lonely
at times. Here, you have good
connections. |
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| In the last couple of months, Vadodara
has become really close to our heart. It's
almost a crime-free city and everybody
around here is very friendly and helpful.
It's like a countryside city - drive just 5 km.
from the city and you're around trees and
nature. I have two daughters - 15 and 12.
They go to Navrachana International School. It's a great school because it really |
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| makes an effort to make them feel at
home. They have a buddy system - these
buddies introduce them to the system and
other things so they get comfortable really
quickly. The international curriculum's
great so as parents, we're not concerned
about their studies or their future. |
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| There are extra-curricular activities
happening year-round - both my daughters
learn music - they go to the RCA music
studio which is just around the corner - my
younger one learns tennis right next to the
Sterling gym so yes that's also available - it
keeps them busy - our housing society has
a pool and a gym - so it's easy even for us
to do things and stay active. Back in South
Africa, we were living by the countryside
so it was difficult for the kids to go out in
the evenings and meet friends but here
they can - they go to restaurants a lot and
get to hang out with their friends often -
when we go back, they're going to miss
that a lot. |
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