Category Stories

A Bow, an Arrow & a Flag

No one prepares you for this. Cramming your self-acclaimed and equally materialistic identity into two bags – one to be checked and the other to carry-on; to be so overwhelmed with excitement and anxiety that rest and nutrition are simply…

A Slight Delay

My travel plans to India had a start date of September 22. My flight and my exciting adventure were suppose to start after my arrival on September 24 in Jodhpur, India. Unfortunately, this was not the case and I have…

Cape Town Weekend

Friday 19 August- Saturday 20 August This weekend was great. We went to Cape Town on Friday right after we got back from project. Literally I had to throw some things in my backpack, run down to Pick n Pay,…

Take the Good and the Bad

Wednesday 17 August I am so exhausted. I couldn’t sleep last night because I was so congested which sucks. Yesterday was a good day though. Mel and I tried bellydancing which was really fun. I loved it. It’s R260 which…

Week 4 Part 2

Yes I know I’m still very behind. I’m sorry. I’m just too busy here having fun/doing work to write. But here’s the rest of week 4. Keep in mind it’s week 7 for me here. I know it’s horrible….my bad.…

Week 4 Part 1

Let’s face it. This blog is a hot mess. I am so behind, it’s appalling. I’m so sorry. Let it just stand as a testament of my incredible work load. I’m at lost as to how to rectify the situation.…

Home Alone

Friday 5 August I am in heaven right now. I have this whole house/apartment/whatever you want to call it to myself. Don’t get me wrong I love the girls I live with but I am one who enjoys her personal…

My First Post

Hello All!! I am writing this first post just to have an update on the blog. I am still in Nashville right now and am getting ready to move and travel abroad. It is a bit overwhelming and I can’t…

Progress (sorta)

Monday 2 August Today was a thousand times better than yesterday. Not that yesterday was terrible but there were definitely some bad parts. Today I was with Ms. Halana whose subject is literacy. Today her lesson was on adjectives and…

Abandoned

They left me at the school. Just completely forgot about me. It was alright though. I didn’t even notice to be honest. I did notice that the door was locked but I just figured that they locked it because they…