Green Point

I'm all settled into the flat that I will be living in hopefully for the duration of my stay in Cape Town. The flat is in Green Point, which is a bit of a ways from campus, but quite close to other nice things in town (Green Point Stadium, V&A Waterfront, closer to the beach, etc, etc). Getting to campus so far has been kind of interesting. It's a bit different everyday -- sometimes I walk to the shuttle in the center or town (about a 40 minute walk), sometimes I take a local taxi (minibus taxis that have specific routes around town, only 5 rand per trip and are kind of an on/off sort of thing with all kinds of people), sometimes my flat mate drops me off at the shuttle in town. Anyway, no shortage of interesting ways to get to campus. It has been quite hot the past few days, so walking has been kind of a sweaty mess, but good. Oh and no worries, walking around during the day time is totally safe -- i haven't had any trouble so far.

I also have a very nice South African flat mate who has helped me feel more at home in Cape Town.