Tales from South Africa #2: Out of the Jungle and into the Falls

Hi there! If you are wondering why you are getting a notification for a defunct blog, please see the explanation at the beginning of my first Tales from South Africa post. Today's post is quite long and was intended to be my Trip to Botswana, Part 2. However, Part 1 of this story was never …

Tales from South Africa #1: Townships

Hi there! You might find it odd that you are getting pinged now from a travel blog that has been silent for nearly two years, and from a person that is currently residing in the United States. The reason that this is happening is because for the past few years, I have had some blog …

South Africa #5: In the grip of Gender-Based Violence

Preface: Yikes! I am so sorry, this post has taken so much longer to finally publish than I originally expected it to! I wrote a lot of it in the week that these events were happening, but school-work and other commitments really picked up after that week and it has only been now that I …

South Africa #4: Lions and Tigers and Whales, Oh My!

Preliminary note! A lot happens here, so I have a whole bunch of posts that are half-written sitting on my computer that I started writing when the events were more recent. As such, this one is written in a bit more present tense than it actually is (i.e. this event no longer happened “last weekend”; …

South Africa #3: Dipping below the waves

Hello again! I had an update from my adventures riding on top of the water, and I now have some stories to share from underneath the water! That’s right, I’m talking about scuba diving! Today was my last day of my scuba diving certification course so I am officially “PADI Open Water SCUBA Certified” now …

South Africa #2: Catching the waves of the Cape

Hello again! I finally have a bit of time to put out an update, so I’ll do my best. There has been lots to do here so I have been having trouble finding time to write new posts. I have a particularly good story from last Friday, actually. I had just finished registering for classes …

South Africa #1: A bumpy arrival & basic information

Hi there! Finally, a blog post actually from South Africa! Today was the second full day of being here. Although I am safely in my accommodations here in the country now, there were a few bumps along the way when I first arrived. See, because of my 23-hour layover in France I was arriving a …

Pre-Arrival to South Africa #2: Paris

Hello once again from a plane! I apologize in advance if this entry is a little addled and poorly written, my brain is running on 5 hours of sleep over the past 52 hours, so it is not operating at its peak efficiency. I am on the 10 hour flight to Cape Town after spending …

Pre-Arrival to South Africa #1: Seattle

Hello from the inside of a plane! I am on my way to Paris, the first leg of my trip to South Africa. Today is the second day in my journey across the world, so I’ll explain what has happened so far. If you only want to hear about what happens when I’m actually in …