Eons: Judools' profile

Judools

Judools Granny sitting. My loon kids are running a marathon.
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Eons member since: Jan 04, 2008
Age, Gender: 58, Female
Location: Burbank, CA
Relationship: Interested in meeting people for friendship and meeting people for networking
Hometown: Cape Town , South Africa
Places I've been: I still live in Cape Town. Never been to CA but had to use a US address for Eons. Lived in London and Christchurch, New Zealand. Favourite cities to visit...New York, London.Been to France, Norway, Italy, Jamaica, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Zimbabwe, Malaysia, Singapore, Sydney, Corsica........and so on
More about me: Love a sense of the ridiculous, good humour, wine and observing others. These are the fun things but I enjoy serious issues too.

Am a qualified teacher but have run my own small businesses for over 20 years www.tangira.com www.virtualvase.com. Am always interested in education and politics.

Having grown up in the apartheid years, politics will always be part of my life. I view the future in SA with a mixture of hope and despair. The previous government did such horrendous damage that I wonder whether we will ever repair it. Africa runs deep in one's veins and it is difficult to re-locate. I have lived in the UK and New Zealand but am happy to be back in Cape Town. Sadly, many of our bright graduates are emigrating, leaving families split. My younger son lives in London and I miss him every day!

Most South Africans have grown up playing various sports. It is part of our school curriculum. Our climate makes it easy to enjoy outdoor activities. My father played at Wimbledon and in the Davis Cup. He went on to play in the Brit Open golf champs too, so balls and more balls. He married four times, so one can add a couple more balls too! Anyway, I enjoyed playing tennis and wish I could summon up the energy to play again. Follow the game on TV and never miss the grand slam events. Hoped that one of my sons would play but they chose swimming instead.
Activities: Movies, TV, follow politics, teach my granddaughter fun things(her parents take life far too seriously).
Favorite Charities: Donations to schools where kids can't afford books.
Favorite Music: Diana Krall, Natalie Cole, Freshly Ground, James Blunt, Quincy Jones. Love music playing most of the time.
Favorite TV Shows: The Office, French and Saunders, Absolutely Fabulous, Jon Stewart, Ellen, Sky News, BBC, Eddie Izzard
Favorite Movies: As it is in Heaven; The Lives of Others; Babel; Away From Her; Thelma and Louise, Fried Green Tomatoes
Favorite Books: I Don't Want to Join a Bookclub; autobiographies; The Economist; All Jeremy Clarkson's books
Favorite People: My best friend and business partner; my two sons; my aunt; my granddaughter; my sister and nieces; my brother
Favorite Places: New York; Cape Town; Corsica; London
Favorite Animals: Cats and dogs