Cape Town has been so good to us for the last year and some months. Since I’m feeling a little weepy saying goodbye to such an amazing city and such wonderful people, I’m signing off with a collage of some of my favorite memories from our life in Cape Town. Continue reading
T-minus one and a half weeks until we have to leave our favorite city for the States. Right now, that idea seems silly. It sure doesn’t feel like we’re leaving Cape Town. Maybe because the rest of our big moves have involved lots of packing, lots of planning, lots of stress…and without all of that, this move doesn’t feel so real. Continue reading
That’s about all I’ve learned since I started an isiXhosa language course last week. I am so excited to take this class, since isiXhosa is spoken by almost 18% (or 7.6 million) of South Africans—the second largest language and cultural group in South Africa! Continue reading
This Saturday marks one official year of being Cape Town residents (ahem ’temporary residents’). Continue reading
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from South Africa!
Despite being away from family, we had a great holiday season in South Africa. It was still strange, though, being in the Southern Hemisphere. We’re used to cold weather this time of year, so it was a little hard to put on Christmas music and feel festive. In the same week, we went surfing and got sunburnt, enjoyed a carol’s concert, swam in the pool and opened Christmas presents. It was confusing. Continue reading
