Category Stories

Oh how quickly the days are going, and how not quickly I have been posting. My apologies for the late blog posts, but this time there is most definitely a reason (and of course a good story to follow). Not…

African Time Growing up in America, I learned that time means money. Work hard, at all times, to get the job done so that you can move onto the next thing. Then, do it all over again. However, as a…

Hamartia This week felt different than the last. I think I can attribute this to my continued adjustment to my environment. I’m beginning to recognize locations, contribute to directions (except when I managed to get my house mate and myself…

14 Feb Transitions Happy Valentine’s Day! This Valentine’s Day was spent with new friends and filled with sunshine and warm weather. I spent the afternoon bike riding through the streets of Salt River suburbs where artists from a conglomerate of…

Carrot Hole At the time I began writing this, it had been just one week since my arrival to Cape Town (22 Jan)- here are some of the thoughts that I gathered in that week, and a little more since…

16 January 2021 Twenty-Four The First Twenty-Four It has officially been twenty-four hours since the arrival to my new home in Cape Town. There is a lot I could say about my experience so far- but first and most pertinently-…

I officially made it to Cape Town, South Africa without any major hiccups in traveling, and I am so excited for this journey to begin! But man, was I overwhelmed the first day. To be honest, I think I came…

| Click here to listen to a song I found myself listening to repeating while I processed and gathered my thoughts to produce this post |   Grappling with the events that broke out yesterday has deemed itself to be…

8 days. In just 8 days I will embark on this new journey to Cape Town, South Africa. About two years ago, I made the decision to go on a Maymester to South Africa. At the point of that decision,…