My first car was a little white Volkswagen City Golf. They’ve just been discontinued in South Africa, but they were the staple first car for most of my peer group. It’s the most entry-level four-door four-seater that Volkswagen ever made. I named him Doug. I don’t know why. Jodi Balfour Read Quote
Tanzanians are some of the friendliest you’ll ever meet, insisting on a welcoming smile and wave as they pass you on the streets, exclaiming ‘Jambo!’ Jodi Balfour Read Quote
I can understand how you can feel very lucky about the kind of life you live but also intrigued and magnetized to a different life. Jodi Balfour Read Quote
A crowded ferry ride away from Tanzania’s coastal city, Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar is a marvel for the senses. Every sight and smell is provocative, inspiring a sense of the old and new. Jodi Balfour Read Quote
Not many people whose series gets cancelled get to come and put the period at the end of the sentence. Jodi Balfour Read Quote
I’ve never been somebody who needs their car or other material, larger possessions to say something flashy about them. Jodi Balfour Read Quote
For me, a car is a mode of transport – a reliable way to get from A to B. Comfort is important. And it’s very important to fit my friends and be able to go on a road trip. Jodi Balfour Read Quote
In South Africa, we drive on the left-hand side, and most of the cars are standard, so I learned with a full-gear transmission with a clutch and hill starts. I’ve never driven an automatic until I came to Canada. Jodi Balfour Read Quote
Growing up South African, I was comparatively in a world of privilege, especially being the youngest and being figuratively wrapped up in cotton wool by the rest of the family. Jodi Balfour Read Quote
