As a fellow South African (living in England) it was nice seeing someone talk about schools over there. School was so strict compared to here in England. Uniform was always worn and our skirt could be no shorter than a few centimetres above the knee. We had to polish our shoes every day and if our hair touched our collar we had to tie it up. We weren’t allowed to dye our hair or have crazy haircuts and if we did we had to fix it or not come back to school until we had. We had to participate in sport and manners and being polite were a very big deal.
Could we get a home tour? I love the realness of your home. Mismatches jars.. just beautifully filled. I always see "instagram" homes. Thats not real to me.. its definitely not functional. I dont mean any disrespect. I truly appreciate the beauty of a real home.
Thank you Kayce!! That's so kind, and yes, I really value having a functional home! Once I get the house unpacked and in order I will try and do something
One of the most interesting videos you have made, it's awesome to learn more about you two on a personal note. One of the thing that I really like about your channel is the South African influence. Some of the homestead channels have a very American centric viewpoint, but it's insightful to hear a multicultural perspective,
Great interview, thank you Scott for allowing yourself to be put on the spot! I appreciated hearing some of your history. And yes, would love a part two!
God bless you both- loved your story of how you met; such an amazing testimony and done with love and humor, while giving glory to God. I needed to hear it tonight, God led. With this said, I went to this video following your testimony. Thank you for appreciating our country. We were founded to be a dedicated country to God. Although not perfect, people of this country are being raised to hate this country. I was told about the South African decline when I visited Ireland in 2005. I know people who spent considerable time there and had really loved the country and spoke of that very sadness in the upheaval. It is a warning. God doesn't make mistakes, and this is true in steps being ordered from your childhood to your arrival here. Look forward to hearing more from Kelli & yourself. "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord..."
This was so neat to listen to! Thanks for sharing! It brought me a different perspective of America. I often dream of moving somewhere else. When I was 9 we visited some friends that were living in the Caribbean. I was a naive child so I didn’t feel any sense of danger, but the house we stayed in had every window and door barred including a gate that closed off the hallway to the bedrooms from the rest of the house. Looking back I can imagine there were some major safety concerns. I loved the Caribbean though…that is the most beautiful place I’ve ever visited. For me it is how I envision the way heaven might look 😄
That's such a perfect picture of the innocence of childhood, praise God. and I can only imagine how beautiful it is! That's how I feel with south africa, how could a place with SO much natural beauty be a place with so much evil... it's a shame.
Loved this video! JAG made me laugh haha. And it's nice to hear from an outsider who actually fell in love with America. Most of the foreigners that went to my college just ranted about how awful it was.
Great video. Scott's experience of school sounds quite similar to here in Australia, except it's more secular in our public schools. Good insight on Libertarianism too. I'd be interested to know why Scott quit social media? I used to follow his Twitter and found it very interesting.
14:27 This is the neighborhood I was born and raised and still live today! It's so strange how small this world is. Would never expect a man from South Africa I watch online to be telling a story about a YMCA about 5 minutes from my childhood home. God is so great!
I was surprised by how affected I was by my move to Australia - there is definitely a big difference between a short term visit and a relocation. I think it took most of my first month to process leaving behind the trauma and stress of life in SA. Last year the most recent homicide count was 7000 murders in 3 months. Not much difference to living in a war zone. On the note of school sport, I managed to get away with only having to attend the big school event days. Even then most of those I ducked out after roll call. I think the teachers turned a blind eye to the more senior non-sporty students thankfully! Did you still have corporal punishment at high school? Probably was phased out by your time. I think it was a big part of why I didn't enjoy boarding. Maybe give some perspective to what growing up as a minority in a black majority country was like.
Glenn! It's so good to hear from you (this is Kelli) your comment was so fun to read. Especially with your similar experience with your move to Australia and your process of leaving trauma and stress of life in SA, that's such a good way to put it. And the picture of it as a war zone... Hilarious with you getting out of school sport!! That is amazing... And that's a great idea, I think that would be a good topic for Scott to share on in the next video. I hope you guys are doing well!!
Oh my, this video was absolutely wonderful!! I was a journalism student all through high school and really took to interviewing people. So to finally have you sit and ask all the things I’ve wondered about Scott was such a treat! Please do a part #2. Thank you for being so obliging Scott and allowing us to see another side of you! Kelli can you tell me about that Ball jar behind you because it appears to be quite large and if it is I’ve never seen one larger than a 1/2 gallon? I pray God blesses you greatly! PS I do have a question: you’ve said Scott could not work for two years when y’all came here to stay so why was that and when the time was up could he then work anywhere he chose?
Hi Melody!! Great question, we have talked about it in our new video! And yes, it is a giant ball jar, I probably overpaid for it at an auction a while back ($40) I just couldn't resist. There were 3 and the first was even bigger than mine, but it went for much more!! I've never seen another like it, so I am glad I got it!
As someone who lives near Hickory, NC and hears gunshots often living "out in the country," I loved this and laughed so much. 😂 Thank you for your videos.
I loved this video, but I really enjoy all of your videos! ❤ Scott, do you have any tips for a person going to Rwanda on a mission trip? Also, is there a way I can reach you Kelly!? This is Maero, your Feb 28 spiritual sister!! 😊 So good to see you both!! Also, what state do you live in?!?!
Our schooling here in Australia is very similar to South Africa! Just without as much emphasis on sporting endeavours and manners unless you’re at a private school haha. But we have the uniforms, the terms, Feb-Dec here. My hubby went to boarding school in NZ too!
@@ScottandKelli not at all in Australia, it was super strange to me when he first told me about it. Really common in NZ it seems though - his sister, mum and grandmother all went to boarding school!
So interesting! America would have been one of the LAST places I would have wanted to move to, but since I have moved here to America from Canada to marry my husband, I have fallen in love with this country! More than my own I think... Good video - thanks!
I feel the same sadness for Los Angeles that Scott feels for South Africa . It’s been a fast decline. That sense of safety is gone. LA has declined so fast after 2019. It’s no longer safe. You can’t walk anywhere and you have to be vigilant everywhere you go. I was born and a raised here and it wasn’t this unsafe. I’m general for being a city it was very safe only certain cities were dangerous now it’s everywhere.
I knew LA was bad but I didn't realize that it was just in recent years that it really declined. That is so sad, and that it's your home place... it really is such a shame, that a place with beauty can be destroyed so quickly. God bless you and your family.
This was a very interesting discussion, especially about culture! I came across a video a few days ago that is a heavy metal artist doing Amazing Grace....I will say it’s the best rendition of this song Ive ever heard and it brought me to tears. What I’ve learned about this young man is that he is from Brazil and seems to love America more than Americans do!! It just shows how we natives take this country for granted! Anyway I invite you to bring this song into your life....regardless of musical taste, this one WILL move you! ua-cam.com/video/89g9yMGFGlM/v-deo.html
Scott is more American than most natural born Americans. Super interesting conversation. We are both glad to have him in this country!
As a fellow South African (living in England) it was nice seeing someone talk about schools over there. School was so strict compared to here in England. Uniform was always worn and our skirt could be no shorter than a few centimetres above the knee. We had to polish our shoes every day and if our hair touched our collar we had to tie it up. We weren’t allowed to dye our hair or have crazy haircuts and if we did we had to fix it or not come back to school until we had. We had to participate in sport and manners and being polite were a very big deal.
Scott told me about the four finger rule from the skirt to the knee, it's all so fascinating! I'm surprised English schools aren't as strict really!
This is one of my favorite videos you've ever done! I'm laughing so hard.
Could we get a home tour? I love the realness of your home. Mismatches jars.. just beautifully filled. I always see "instagram" homes. Thats not real to me.. its definitely not functional.
I dont mean any disrespect. I truly appreciate the beauty of a real home.
Thank you Kayce!! That's so kind, and yes, I really value having a functional home! Once I get the house unpacked and in order I will try and do something
One of the most interesting videos you have made, it's awesome to learn more about you two on a personal note. One of the thing that I really like about your channel is the South African influence. Some of the homestead channels have a very American centric viewpoint, but it's insightful to hear a multicultural perspective,
Thank you Veronika!
Great interview, thank you Scott for allowing yourself to be put on the spot! I appreciated hearing some of your history. And yes, would love a part two!
Thank you Cheryl!!
What a fascinating testimony! I’m really looking forward to Part 2.
This was a very interesting interview. Thanks for sharing!
God bless you both- loved your story of how you met; such an amazing testimony and done with love and humor, while giving glory to God. I needed to hear it tonight, God led. With this said, I went to this video following your testimony. Thank you for appreciating our country. We were founded to be a dedicated country to God. Although not perfect, people of this country are being raised to hate this country. I was told about the South African decline when I visited Ireland in 2005. I know people who spent considerable time there and had really loved the country and spoke of that very sadness in the upheaval. It is a warning. God doesn't make mistakes, and this is true in steps being ordered from your childhood to your arrival here.
Look forward to hearing more from Kelli & yourself. "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord..."
This was so powerful, Scott
You are pot on
Thank you for being so transparent
❤❤from South Africa 🇿🇦
This was so great to hear! I LOVE to hear perspective from those who experienced different countries/culture.
This was so neat to listen to! Thanks for sharing! It brought me a different perspective of America. I often dream of moving somewhere else. When I was 9 we visited some friends that were living in the Caribbean. I was a naive child so I didn’t feel any sense of danger, but the house we stayed in had every window and door barred including a gate that closed off the hallway to the bedrooms from the rest of the house. Looking back I can imagine there were some major safety concerns. I loved the Caribbean though…that is the most beautiful place I’ve ever visited. For me it is how I envision the way heaven might look 😄
That's such a perfect picture of the innocence of childhood, praise God. and I can only imagine how beautiful it is! That's how I feel with south africa, how could a place with SO much natural beauty be a place with so much evil... it's a shame.
Loved this and would love part two! I’ve always been curious what Scott does for work now if you’re open to sharing that! Blessings to you both. ☺️❤🙏🏼
That is just the best story!! Wow, I am so thankful to live in America!! Great video 😄
I enjoyed this talk! God bless you both❤
His life is so fascinating
Loved this video! JAG made me laugh haha. And it's nice to hear from an outsider who actually fell in love with America. Most of the foreigners that went to my college just ranted about how awful it was.
I know! Same, with my experience with foreigners, so odd!!
I’d love to hear part two. This was so interesting!
Look forward to part 2 of of this video.
I love the hat.
Great video. Scott's experience of school sounds quite similar to here in Australia, except it's more secular in our public schools.
Good insight on Libertarianism too. I'd be interested to know why Scott quit social media? I used to follow his Twitter and found it very interesting.
Afton! So close to where I live! How cool!
14:27 This is the neighborhood I was born and raised and still live today! It's so strange how small this world is. Would never expect a man from South Africa I watch online to be telling a story about a YMCA about 5 minutes from my childhood home. God is so great!
I was surprised by how affected I was by my move to Australia - there is definitely a big difference between a short term visit and a relocation. I think it took most of my first month to process leaving behind the trauma and stress of life in SA. Last year the most recent homicide count was 7000 murders in 3 months. Not much difference to living in a war zone.
On the note of school sport, I managed to get away with only having to attend the big school event days. Even then most of those I ducked out after roll call. I think the teachers turned a blind eye to the more senior non-sporty students thankfully!
Did you still have corporal punishment at high school? Probably was phased out by your time. I think it was a big part of why I didn't enjoy boarding.
Maybe give some perspective to what growing up as a minority in a black majority country was like.
Glenn! It's so good to hear from you (this is Kelli) your comment was so fun to read. Especially with your similar experience with your move to Australia and your process of leaving trauma and stress of life in SA, that's such a good way to put it. And the picture of it as a war zone...
Hilarious with you getting out of school sport!! That is amazing...
And that's a great idea, I think that would be a good topic for Scott to share on in the next video. I hope you guys are doing well!!
Oh my, this video was absolutely wonderful!! I was a journalism student all through high school and really took to interviewing people. So to finally have you sit and ask all the things I’ve wondered about Scott was such a treat! Please do a part #2. Thank you for being so obliging Scott and allowing us to see another side of you!
Kelli can you tell me about that Ball jar behind you because it appears to be quite large and if it is I’ve never seen one larger than a 1/2 gallon? I pray God blesses you greatly!
PS I do have a question: you’ve said Scott could not work for two years when y’all came here to stay so why was that and when the time was up could he then work anywhere he chose?
Hi Melody!! Great question, we have talked about it in our new video! And yes, it is a giant ball jar, I probably overpaid for it at an auction a while back ($40) I just couldn't resist. There were 3 and the first was even bigger than mine, but it went for much more!! I've never seen another like it, so I am glad I got it!
Such a fun video!
As someone who lives near Hickory, NC and hears gunshots often living "out in the country," I loved this and laughed so much. 😂 Thank you for your videos.
hahaha how great you live near Hickory, Scott has always wanted to go back to that area, sounds like it's beautiful!
@@ScottandKelli It really is! NC is a really beautiful state.
So fun! My husband is from Greytown in Pietermaritzburg and they have so much in common. If you are ever in NorCal we would love to connect ❤
Wow, what a small world and we would love that! Thank you so much, God bless you guys!
I loved this video, but I really enjoy all of your videos! ❤ Scott, do you have any tips for a person going to Rwanda on a mission trip? Also, is there a way I can reach you Kelly!? This is Maero, your Feb 28 spiritual sister!! 😊 So good to see you both!! Also, what state do you live in?!?!
Great video!
Our schooling here in Australia is very similar to South Africa! Just without as much emphasis on sporting endeavours and manners unless you’re at a private school haha. But we have the uniforms, the terms, Feb-Dec here.
My hubby went to boarding school in NZ too!
Hey Steph! Fascinating that your husband also went to boarding school. Is boarding school common in Aus??
@@ScottandKelli not at all in Australia, it was super strange to me when he first told me about it. Really common in NZ it seems though - his sister, mum and grandmother all went to boarding school!
So interesting! America would have been one of the LAST places I would have wanted to move to, but since I have moved here to America from Canada to marry my husband, I have fallen in love with this country! More than my own I think... Good video - thanks!
Freedom is priceless
I feel the same sadness for Los Angeles that Scott feels for South Africa . It’s been a fast decline. That sense of safety is gone. LA has declined so fast after 2019. It’s no longer safe. You can’t walk anywhere and you have to be vigilant everywhere you go. I was born and a raised here and it wasn’t this unsafe. I’m general for being a city it was very safe only certain cities were dangerous now it’s everywhere.
I knew LA was bad but I didn't realize that it was just in recent years that it really declined. That is so sad, and that it's your home place... it really is such a shame, that a place with beauty can be destroyed so quickly. God bless you and your family.
Maybe stop voting for liberalism?
@@TheSwissChalet not everyone in California votes the same. You made a assumption about me just because I live in California
2015!! You lost that much of your accent in just eight years! Wow!
I know, he really has! It's so sad
This was a very interesting discussion, especially about culture! I came across a video a few days ago that is a heavy metal artist doing Amazing Grace....I will say it’s the best rendition of this song Ive ever heard and it brought me to tears. What I’ve learned about this young man is that he is from Brazil and seems to love America more than Americans do!! It just shows how we natives take this country for granted! Anyway I invite you to bring this song into your life....regardless of musical taste, this one WILL move you! ua-cam.com/video/89g9yMGFGlM/v-deo.html
Wow, we just listened to it and you are so right, he is very anointed. What a beautiful rendition, thank you for sharing!!