Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go..." -Dr. Seuss, Oh the Places You'll Go...

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

What I’ve learned in South Africa…


-Food packaging is extremely efficient.
-Baby African penguins that are black and white as adults are brown as babies.
-Napkins are rare and hard to find.
-Reusable shopping bags are the norm.
-It’s quite difficult to find a trashcan and when you do there are usually five different cans for different types of trash and recycling.
-Paper towels are also hard to find.
-Girls only drink cider, not beer.
-Most often soap dispensers don’t actually have soap in them.
-Driving is definitely crazier than in L.A.
-Undergraduate college is only three years.
-Girls are so friendly in the line for the bathroom.
-Baboons are everywhere on the Cape Peninsula!
-South Africa does NOT have Cheez-Its.
-There are no dryers. Everyone hangs their clothes on clotheslines.
-There is no underage. No one is ID’ed.
-Clubs play a lot of American music, especially old school jams.
-Every day around 6 p.m., the winds are incredibly gusty and the weather seems like a hurricane is about to unleash, but it actually doesn't even rain.

To be continued…

1 comment:

  1. Amazing pictures! Good luck and absorb each moment
    Mary Vishton

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