Moving

We had to move houses from the lovely, leafy suburban neighbourhood of Pinelands to the Observatory. Obs is a bit more dodgy but certainly more lively. The hipsters have moved into this neighbourhood and put in their own cafes and bars amongst the city houses. It should be a fun adventure. We (Amelia- the other American intern and me) are the only ones in the house at the moment. It's a brand new house (two houses actually), renovated to a big, long-term hostel place. However, the house is currently massive with just us two. It's an interesting place. The kitchen and lounge are in two separate houses. Getting out of bed for late night munchies requires unlocking four doors and crossing the terrace in the cold darkness, while the mysterious neighbourhood dogs barks away. Interesting. I think I might miss 18 Stranmillis Park....though not that much.

On Moving Day, I also realised that a) South Africa is a lot more expensive than planned for and b) I have a lot of crap. My suitcase has already rapidly expanded. Those 20 kilos are going to be hard to keep below on the 5th of August....and I still need to buy three more vuvuzelas.