Attie Heunis's Journey

The ramblings of a Caucasian African American

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Originally from South Africa’s magnificent Eastern Cape, my family and I now reside in Pennsylvania in the United States. To earn my keep I’m an executive for a multinational company in the Healthcare sector. I’m also a serious amateur photographer. Pro-environmental and conservation views.

Tag: de la rey

  • Nationalism – is it good or bad?

    This is a post in response to some discussions I had about my previous post about the controversial De La Rey by Bok van Blerk. One of my friends suggested that the word nationalism had such negative connotations that it is offensive. I must admit I was quite taken aback by this view. Lets first…

  • De La Rey by Bok van Blerk – eeeiiisshh!!

    One of the bigger talking points in South-Africa (specifically the Afrikaans community) at present is the song De La Rey by Bok van Blerk. I must say that I liked the song after the first time I heard it but I didn’t have a clue what it was about – it just sounded good. Since…