http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/Cape-Town/West-Beach/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Africa , South Africa , Western Cape , Cape Town , West Beach en-us Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:49:15 BST Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:49:15 BST Nzanzi Fo ShoHow's itWell my first month has moved more quickly and at the same time more slowly than I ever could have imagined. Quickly in that I can't believe I have already been here a month and slowly in that I am enjoying every day at a pace I didn't know was possible before now. I am now teaching six classes a week at It's Yoga Cape Town. I find that I am falling gently into quite a nice http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/Cape-Town/West-Beach/blog-331456.html First ImpressionI love the smell here. Not the smells The Smell. Every place has a specific smell all its own and I LOVE the smell of Cape TownI stood on the tarmac at the airport just drinking it in upon my arrival. Itrsquos inviting and rich. It is earthy in the best possible sense and comforting. Familiar like something Irsquove misplaced but didnrsquot know it until that moment. That http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/Cape-Town/West-Beach/blog-322646.html Hey there everyoneI'd like to first send all the love and thanks for all that you were whilst we were back home in SF it was great and rejuvenating to see all of our peoples. We know that everyone's lives are hectic and we are thankful that you all took time outside of that crazy ratrace box to spend time with us. We totally love you all. Well we made it back to Cape Town all of us Sarah http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/Cape-Town/West-Beach/blog-321463.html After several weeks of chilling temps we were so excited to arrive in the hot sands of Africa. The descent into Cape Town was the most terrifying experience I've ever had on a plane. We were tossed back and forth by the wind as we approached the airport and one final gust caused the plane to tilt violently to the left seconds before we hit the runway. I have no idea how the pilot managed to b http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/Cape-Town/West-Beach/blog-320902.html ..... http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/Cape-Town/West-Beach/blog-303276.html Arrived in Cape town all safe and sound. this is for all parents mothers especially relatives and friends to keep a track of their little love ones as we travel overland through the 'dark continent'.We arrived to a rainy Cape town and have spent most of our time wandering around Westernised shopping malls in search of vital supplies. We are planning to set off along the garden route the day a http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/Cape-Town/West-Beach/blog-294854.html The title is meant to be a bit cheeky it's actually more like two separate phrases WE CAN STAYWe just found out yesterday that our visas have been approvedThis is very exciting news and has been a monumental effort on the part of A LOT of people Thank you to all of our friends and colleagues who wrote us letters to our mom's for gathering faxing and sending official documents and to o http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/Cape-Town/West-Beach/blog-294396.html Today Dori and I went on a Township Tour. From what I understand a township is an area of black or coloured people only. There is a difference between black and coloured We spent the first hour learning about the history of the Cape Apartheid and post Apartheid. The first township we visited was for black folk. These townships were established at times of Apartheid to segregate the people http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/Cape-Town/West-Beach/blog-279057.html We spent the day today touring the cape we went right around the whole tip we stood on the very tip of Africa saw the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. The Table Mountain is very old they have dated it back 300 million years and believe me the rock looks that old WineRocks would have a hay day It was very rainy so not great pictures but here are a few.I was not expecting the wild http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/Cape-Town/West-Beach/blog-278367.html From here it seems they are pretty normal although normal seems pretty crazyComing from the political reality in which we are currently living I honestly believe that the current US democratic rat race is anything but abnormal. Let me tell what should not be normal two countries away from us in Kenya where I used to live two months ago we had a nearout literal civil war because the incumbe http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/Cape-Town/West-Beach/blog-270283.html hi folks just want to let you know of a good flight deal to Cape Town via Expedia. Offer ends April 15 and apparently seats are going fast. You have to begin travel between June 1 and June 30. If you're keen JuneJuly would be a great time to come and visit us Link to flight deal to Cape Townlovesarah and benj http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/Cape-Town/West-Beach/blog-265254.html Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you so much for the response to the last travelblog. We are so appreciative of the incredible outpouring of support and love that everyone sent in both comments and emails to us. It has meant so much to both of us Whether or not you personally sent us a message it felt like the support of everyone who read it traveled along with the words of those who di http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/Cape-Town/West-Beach/blog-261284.html Everyone asked How long will you beWe replied We're going to give it two years.Why two years was many a response and we truly had it all thought out. Months 1 6 Exciting times where everything is new and fresh and awesome and such an adventure. Months 7 12 Not so new anymore maybe still exciting but now we've really begun to realize the lack of our community.Months 13 24 B http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/Cape-Town/West-Beach/blog-260427.html Capetown and the Garden RouteArriving on time in Capetow at 6am I was quick to shed the fleece at the airport as the weather was already getting hot. The flight was extremely pleasant as I had an entire row to myself so I was actually looking forward to my first day.Time with the Eerdmans familyMy introduction to the travel lifestyle was made much easier a few days before setting off when Pete http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/Cape-Town/West-Beach/blog-255189.html As the Tbirds and the Pink Ladies melodically sang Summer days driftin' away to uhoh those summer nights...Tell me more tell me more did you get very far....Tell me more tell me more like does he have a car So to continue reporting on our adventures it's still summer we did get far and no we don't have a car. Days have been flying by so quick that sometimes we have to stop and http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/Cape-Town/West-Beach/blog-253312.html Hey there family and friendsI am just publishing this short editorial to let you knowt that we are both doing just fine. I know that it's been a little while since we last published our tales of adventure and educational growth but we molded a daily and weekely routine that we consume with an open heart and mind I have a log entry that I will publish in the next few days after I get the chan http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/Cape-Town/West-Beach/blog-245542.html Now that the honeymoon stage of moving to South Africa has moved into the equally exciting stage of adventurous reality we have found that familiarity leads to comfortability. I guess that I really mean that from the experiential mind. Aldous Huxley said it beast Experience is not what happens to you it's what you do with what happens to you. It's all good and easy when on vacation but wh http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/Cape-Town/West-Beach/blog-238434.html