Yesterday my roommate and I took a trip about 30 minutes outside of Cape Town to Simon’s Town, a small navy town in the Cape Peninsula. The town is quaint and the main road is lined with eclectic local shops and restaurants. The view of the mountains and False Bay is picturesque in every direction…
Month: May 2017
Wine Tasting in Constantia
Today I went wine-tasting in Constantia, a suburb of Cape Town about 25 minutes from where I’m staying. The Constantia Valley is known for its beautiful vineyards and world famous wineries. We started with a tour and tasting at Groot Constantia, the oldest wine-producing estate in South Africa. The estate was established in 1685 and…
Walking Tour of Cape Town
Today was amazing! We took a walking tour of Cape Town with our really cool guide (his name was Moses and he was from Uganda). We explored the city of Cape Town while we learned about South African history. We started out by taking a minibus from Rondebosch to the “taxi rank” at the train…
The First Few Days (and Table Mountain!)
Since my arrival in Cape Town I have had hardly any downtime to write about everything that has been happening. So here is a synopsis of my first few days: I am living in a 4-bedroom house in Newlands. Newlands is one of the wealthier neighborhoods surrounding Cape Town, so all of the houses are…
The Trip (written the day of my arrival in Cape Town)
So, after 45 hours of airports and planes, I finally made it to Cape Town! The trip was absolutely awful, and I feel a very strong need to vent. So here is a summary of my last few days: Friday 8:30 AM – I arrived at CVG more than two hours before my flight because…
Its Almost Time to Leave!
In less than 24 hours I am heading abroad! I will be spending the next three months living and working at a brewery in Cape Town, South Africa! I am so excited to spend my summer (which is actually winter in South Africa) brewing beer, climbing mountains, exploring beaches, seeing wildlife, and learning about South African…
My Comprehensive List of Things that Nobody Reminds First-Time International Travelers To Do
While I am absolutely ecstatic to be leaving the country for the FIRST TIME EVER, there is a lot to do to prepare for my (hopefully) life-changing summer abroad. Since I am from Ohio, attend college 30 minutes away from my parents’ house, and never went on exotic oversea vacations while growing up, I have no…