farewell to the cape!
i'm leaving cape town tomorrow and i have sort of bittersweet feelings about it. it's interesting.
i never thought i would be okay being alone like this for so long...but i actually have grown to enjoy it. i kind of have things i want to do today and they are things i kind of want to do by myself. i wanted to check out this restaurant and start getting things ready. maybe buy some gifts at this one bead store (provided it's open...freaking south african holidays). i don't know.
and it's not like i'm actually alone. i've made friends with some of the regulars at the backpackers. they are fun to be around and they are all very nice people. the other night i went out with a few of them to a couple of low-key places where we had a few drinks and just relaxed. i ordered a porn star martini (which was delicious). it was fun.
then last night i went out with them again. yesterday, we went clubbing (i guess this is what it would be called). we went to this place on long street called baghdad. it was cool. i enjoyed myself for the first couple of hours, but then it kind of got old after awhile. i just don't think that sort of thing is really my scene (whatever that means) and after the alcohol wore off and i didn't want to drink anymore, i realized that i felt stupid and didn't want to be there anymore. i don't know, perhaps, that sort of thing would be more fun with people i'm close to. i question that, though. i think it's just something that will only be fun for me for a short and sweet period of time.
still, i am glad i got out and i am (dare i say it?) proud of myself. i've been living so much out of my comfort zone for the past three weeks. and now i've grown to (gasp) enjoy myself! i just can't believe it.
i also received an email today from our academic director that outlines the remainder of our trip. 15 days! these days are going to fly by! i kind of wish they would both speed up and slow down at the same time. it's just insane. and i really don't want to spend any time doing any work. and then i remember that i have a 30 plus page paper to write. oh, yeah. haha. i have eight pages completed...i finished the literature review. it shouldn't be that bad...it's just a lot of work.
now i'm off to eat at a restaurant by myself. i want to go to this place called lola's so i can tell lola about it. haha. and take a picture. because i'm a huge dork like that.
i never thought i would be okay being alone like this for so long...but i actually have grown to enjoy it. i kind of have things i want to do today and they are things i kind of want to do by myself. i wanted to check out this restaurant and start getting things ready. maybe buy some gifts at this one bead store (provided it's open...freaking south african holidays). i don't know.
and it's not like i'm actually alone. i've made friends with some of the regulars at the backpackers. they are fun to be around and they are all very nice people. the other night i went out with a few of them to a couple of low-key places where we had a few drinks and just relaxed. i ordered a porn star martini (which was delicious). it was fun.
then last night i went out with them again. yesterday, we went clubbing (i guess this is what it would be called). we went to this place on long street called baghdad. it was cool. i enjoyed myself for the first couple of hours, but then it kind of got old after awhile. i just don't think that sort of thing is really my scene (whatever that means) and after the alcohol wore off and i didn't want to drink anymore, i realized that i felt stupid and didn't want to be there anymore. i don't know, perhaps, that sort of thing would be more fun with people i'm close to. i question that, though. i think it's just something that will only be fun for me for a short and sweet period of time.
still, i am glad i got out and i am (dare i say it?) proud of myself. i've been living so much out of my comfort zone for the past three weeks. and now i've grown to (gasp) enjoy myself! i just can't believe it.
i also received an email today from our academic director that outlines the remainder of our trip. 15 days! these days are going to fly by! i kind of wish they would both speed up and slow down at the same time. it's just insane. and i really don't want to spend any time doing any work. and then i remember that i have a 30 plus page paper to write. oh, yeah. haha. i have eight pages completed...i finished the literature review. it shouldn't be that bad...it's just a lot of work.
now i'm off to eat at a restaurant by myself. i want to go to this place called lola's so i can tell lola about it. haha. and take a picture. because i'm a huge dork like that.