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!

Saturday, August 31, 2013

Whoops, Wrong Continent

Hey everybody! Sorry for the lack of updates but I'm currently in Europe (Amsterdam for now but Paris shortly) avoiding deportation from my beloved country. I will write about the wonderful world of Kenya and my last few days in Cape Town soon. For now, all I can say is I miss Africa terribly. This girl was not made for Europe.

Two more flights and ill be in New York. I think this might be the first time in my life I'll experience culture shock!? 

Interesting side note; I picked up a book called the racist guide to South Africa and it is the cheekiest bit of writing and I like how frank it is about the pros and cons of each group! I may have to quote it for you later! In the meantime just imagine a silent airport where I'm sitting laughing hysterically to myself reading about how awkward white people are. And how badly Afrikaaners dress themselves. And the wonderful cape colored smile! 

Everyone flood Mandy with love and attention for me, as I feel very guilty leaving her alone again in my city with her Horrible social skills...

Until Paris, 
- Caz







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