Who are we?

This blog is an agglomeration of the thoughts and experiences of two American girls who packed up and moved to South Africa on a whim. Caz from Fairfield, Connecticut and Mandy from Milwaukee, Wisconsin first met as roommates in 4127 on Semester at Sea in Fall of 2010.
In the interim, Caz returned to finish her Bachelor of Science with a double major in Biology (concentration in Microbiology) and Geography with a minor in Chemistry at the University of Miami in Florida, while Mandy took a hiatus to rediscover her real passion working with pregnant women, advocating for home birth and delivering babies outside of a hospital environment. We reconvened to follow both of our fields of study (read: hopes, dreams, asiprations, life goals, etc.) outside of the United States. Hello South Africa?

We are both here for at least a year and a half, though the more time we spend falling in love with South Africa, the more we'd like to think it'll be longer. We are both starting jobs in November/December: Caz working with infectious disease at a hospital clinic and Mandy beginning her training to become a certified midwife. Before then, we are both writing a book about our experiences leading up to this adventure as well as the multitude of serendipitous happenings that led us here.

As always, feel free to comment or ask questions. If you have an interest in a topic, let us know and we will surely oblige you (within reason). Enjoy!

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Mr. Monkey Turns THREE!

Happy Birthday to my fabulous Mr. Buddha. It's been a fantastic two and a half years together and I'm thankful to be able to mark his third birthday here in South Africa. Moving from Miami to Cape Town has certainly turned him into an African Wild Dog, and while we've had our fair share of hurdles I'm happy he's been here with me to conquer this new city together. He's all the family I have on this continent and I can't imagine my days without him. Love you Senor Bubs! (ps. the cake is dog friendly - made with oats, sweet potato, carrots, banana and cottage cheese/plain yogurt icing... and some droewors!)






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