http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Britta82/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Britta82 en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:15:41 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:15:41 UTC One night shortly after I arrived in South Africa I grabbed my iPod and sat out on the lawn in Annie's Cove and looked up at the stars while listening to Paul Simon's Graceland. I know it sounds silly but that album is part of the soundtrack of my childhood and I had the urge to listen to it while trying to experience the stars in the southern hemisphere. Unfortunately Port Elizabeth is just http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/South-Africa/Eastern-Cape/Coffee-Bay/blog-273111.html I woke up this morning to high winds and driving rain. The walkway through Anniersquos Cove is flooded and the sliding glass door in my room is rattling from the wind. When huge gusts of wind rip between the houses I can see the whole door flex itrsquos amazing that it doesnrsquot shatter. The storms here are intense with booming thunder and lightning bolts that reach all the way across t http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/Cape-Town/blog-261262.html Just a few pictures that I haven't added to the other blogs.... http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/South-Africa/Eastern-Cape/Port-Elizabeth/blog-249161.html Classes are now well underway I ended up getting everything that I needed although two of them are independent study so I still don't really feel like I'm in school. Last night I started a Xhosa class which I feel is going to be really challenging. Luckily most of the students from California are also in it so I have plenty of people in Annie's Cove to study with. I'm also taking an intro medi http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/South-Africa/Eastern-Cape/Jeffreys-Bay/blog-247835.html I've been here for a week now exploring the city and getting settled and ready to start classes on the 11th. Today I was supposed to register but found out that the few classes I had preselected back home are not being offered this year. I'm now waiting to hear back from someone in the sociology department whether there will be any similar classes offered. Yesterday a group of international stu http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/South-Africa/Eastern-Cape/Port-Elizabeth/blog-243843.html Hey AllI've arrived in South Africa after spending a few days with Gesche and the boys in London. It was a short stop but we managed to get out and see quite a bit of the city. Gesche had been wanting to see a musical since moving to London so on Tuesday night we went to see Mama Mia with Hanna one of Gesche's friends. Many of the actors were television actors who do stage productions on the http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/blog-241899.html Well Happy Holidays to those of you who stumble across this. This blog is the first of what I hope will be many as I am leaving in January to spend a year studying in South Africa. I've never had a blog before so we'll see how it goes I hope it isn't a disappointment... So the countdown has begun. I received a sleeping bag backpack and Eyewitness travel guide for Christmas. My flight is r http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/blog-230313.html