I am so excited to be writing my first blog post. This is a introduction to me, Savi J, the founder and editor of The Purple Gypsy. My name is Savannah Jade Klerck and I am an Actuarial Science student in Pretoria, South Africa. However, I am originally from Johannesburg, South Africa so I spend time in both cities. My favourite colour is Purple and I love Daisies. My style is very Boho. I love anything with fringe and lace. I enjoy wearing balloon pants, maxi skirts and having flowers in my hair. My favourite prints are paisley and floral patterns. I am a true Gypsy at Heart and so my favourite thing to do is travel. I have been fortunate enough to travel to many places around the world including Mozambique, Mauritius, Dubai, Italy, Thailand ,London and Australia, and I do hope to visit more places in the future. The most rewarding holidays for me are beach holidays. Nothing is better than having the wind in yo...
So my blog has been extremely quite lately, due to an unfortunate visit to a local hospital. Wait WHAT??? So lets start from the beginning. On a lovely Sunday morning, the day after my birthday, I was on my way home on the back of an Uber Moto(scooter taxi). A garbage truck decided to over take us, because there are no rules in Vietnamese traffic, and I landed up lying in the middle of the street. So I checked I was okay and everything seemed lovely until I got to my right thigh. Turns out a metal piece on the truck had cut my thigh right through to the muscle and I could see the inside of my leg. Thank goodness I had so many amazing angels around me and I managed to get to a hospital. As we drove into the hospital I freaked out because it is very different from what I am used to back in South Africa. The emergency room was tiny and I had a million Vietnamese doctors and nurses trying to help me, however I had no idea what they were trying to say. The language barrier contin...
Hello Purple Gypsy :) I love your blog. K xx
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