Rio de Janeiro: Corcovado and Christ the Redeemer

Visit YouTube.com/MadameHeringer Introducing your home country to foreigners is the best way to get to know where you came from. That’s the conclusion that I came to after three very interesting weeks in Brazil with my Canadian family. Being the

Welcome to 2011!

What a year! 2010 passed so fast that I completely neglected writing all the nice blog posts that I had planned to publish while I am away on vacation. Oh well, it didn’t happen. 2011 started with great news! MadameHeringer.com

South Africa 2010: Casa Little Brazil

I have no words to express how proud I am of my friend Dianne Russell. She found her man, moved to South Africa and created one of the most successful expat blogs that I know. Yeah, butt… hit the 11,000 visitors

3 Reasons Why I Work for No Pay in Cape Town

Written by Dianne Russell ‘What are you planning  to do in South Africa?’ ‘I’m going to volunteer as an ESL teacher in a centre that helps African refugees.’ ‘For no pay?’ ‘Yes.’ [Silence] ‘Why would you work for no pay?!’