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!

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Buddhism in Africa






Today is the 2 year anniversary of my rescuing Buddha from Miami Dade Animal Services, as a skinny, mangy, wormy, aggressive wreck. He's my best friend, and adding him to my family is the best decision I've ever made. This year has been rough with two surgeries and a transcontinental move, but its clear I couldn't go anywhere without him by my side, even to Africa. I love you Mr. Monkey! Here's to many more years of adventure together. Happy adoption day!


I will post later on the intricacies of moving a large dog of a certain breed overseas and how we lived in a BSL county (Miami Dade) but for now I am just going to take Buddha for a big walk around our new city! No time to dwell on politics here! Also, he may or may not be getting a big bag of biltong (Think South African beef jerky) to celebrate!
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