Jerard building relationships with a loving group of people

So far I have been lucky enough to build a close relationship with several people at the State Attorney’s office. I have gotten the opportunity to experience the strong positive influence of many intelligent professional mentors. The best part about not just being a coworker but a friend of these individuals is that I get to see them in several different environments. This was what I experienced at the latest Braai I attended. This time I decided to take my roommate Andrew, and my fellow housemates Janiel, Brianna, and Larissa. This Braai was at the home of my boss Colleen Bailey. The Mrs. Bailey I am used to seeing is a strong and ferocious attorney and taskmaster. She is a woman more likely to mince up her opponent than onions. The Mrs. Bailey I was exposed to at the Braai was much more laid back, stayed to the background and provided exciting glimpses of her past. For instance, I never would have expected that she bartended in her younger years and was an excellent cook. Mrs. Bailey showed us her tricks of the trade as well as her compassionate side while tending to her kids. She has a lovely and intelligent daughter named Nisha and a robust and energetic son called Orrin. My housemates did an excellent job keeping all of the children at the Braai entertained and by the end of everything I felt like we had all become a family. I can’t quite capture in words how lucky I feel to of been given the opportunity to meet all of these wonderful people. I have really come to embrace the sense of community South Africa provides and I believe anyone would be hard pressed to find such a loving group of people anywhere else in the world.