Sunday, May 30, 2010

7 Things

1. I heard the Spice Girls and the Quad City DJs (Cmon Ride the Train- Fun Fact: I made the DJ at my dad and stepmom's wedding play this jam- looking back I can't believe they allowed me to get down to that..I was 8yrs old-thanks guys for putting up with that) at the crappy equivalent of Forever 21 this weekend. It made me happy.

2. I got these.


3. I saw SATC2 and I don't know how I feel about it.

4. The USA team has a friendly next weekend and I am going! And I'm not eating for a week (I kid, I kid - see below)

5. I made homemade hummus. Mom, you would be proud.

6. I had the best cappuccino this weekend. The foam was made so well, it had the thickness of cream. Bravo, little cafe around the corner.

7. I got some exciting job prospect news!

PS- A driving dog! (Em, I can hear you making the "eeeeeee" noise)


and FLAN- thought of you!

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Patriotism!

So here is the Shakira and Freshly Ground OFFICIAL video for the World Cup. At first, I could not stand it but it has grown on me. There's a lot of hype here as to why the South African band is just back up and that Shakira is singing in the first place when it should be an African artist but whatevs.



And Freshly Ground, which if you went to UF, is like Umoja Orchestra...you can listen to their most popular song below.

Monday, May 24, 2010

Miss Me??

Sorry I have been so scarce lately...I have been all over da joint. So the latest and greatest news I have is of my latest adventure to Durban, a typical tourist hot spot here. Even though its winter here right now, Durbs is summer all year long and FILLED with Indian influences (you know how I feel about Indian culture- if you don't, I love it) so I'm expecting some nice tropical vacay. WRONG. It was the scariest (like 7 year old kids huffing into coke bottles at 6pm on a street corner kind of scary) with a mediocre helping of Indian food. I did mess up and get curry instead of the beloved bunny chows, which consist of a spicy curry inside a hollowed out bread loaf..and kind of looks like this (its not the prettiest looking thing but its supposed to be the bomb dot com):



I did get a chance to touch the Indian ocean though-which is always warm- compared to the Atlantic, which is found in Cape Town. Durbs is also known for the Zulu people that live in the area and are mostly hawkers, or street vendors. I tried to bargain with these people but I get too nervous and the convo ususally goes like this..

Me: How much for this?
Hawker: R35
Me: How about for two?
H: I give you good price- R50
Me: How about R15 for one?
H: You're dumb (with their eyes that is)

I am terrible at this. They totally see right through me and I just end up walking away. Like a straight up chump.

In other news, I don't have a job or a ticket home yet. I get kicked out of the country on June 29th so I must get it togetha

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Lookie Lookie

Got these beauties today!






Tickets! And my lunchbox (don't hate, this girl loves her some pink) and Water for Elephants (its an awesome book)



Look how big they are- I used my phone for a point of reference! (Yes, Im rocking lunberjack pj pants with my Uggs...straight up gangsta..they kind of look like Tims haha)

Monday, May 3, 2010

Lusito Land!

Heeyyy there! Here are some pictures from the weekend- I totally forgot about taking pictures at the Wine and Oyster Festival...I was preoccupied ya know? We had copious amounts of wine and oysters with tabasco and lemon, biltong, olives, cheese and made so many friends haha. Isnt that always the case? What I will say is that you should all go and find South African wines, especially pinotages, (Toasted Pheasant take note!) because they are better than pinot noirs. They. are. amazing.



We also celebrated my cousin Carol's birthday that day. Since we ate all that cake the previous weekend, I baked fairycakes (cupcakes)...who doesn't love cake in a travel ready form??





After all of our wining and dining, my cousin decided to take a whole bucket full of wine glasses..it WAS her birthday after all!

The next day, we celebrated the Portuguese culture by eating GOOD food, riding scary carnival rides and eating some more. First, we caught my cousin doing the damn thing with her dance group:



Then we ate...(I forgot to take a picture of the Prego roll, which is thinly sliced steak in a spicy sauce on a crusty roll, it kinda looks like this but no greens- its all about the meat (that's what she said) (i miss the office-i cant watch hulu here, it's illegal)




We also had a "fartura" which is a churro but flat and giant. Take that
Dani! You and your Californian speciality churros!



We also had a "candy floss" (cotton candy) that was as big as my cousin.



And what else do you do after you eat all that crap?



Go on super fast-make me want to puke- rides! We did this one, which whips your neck until it almost breaks- another one sort of like the Phoenix at Busch Gardens that rocks back and forward and swings over- and we also did the one that swings you in a circle (that ironically is called the "Mexican Wave" which is the SA version of our "wave" - sorry to all my mexican peeps, they dont even know why its called that) It was then that we decided to bounce but we couldnt forget a classic before we left!



This was straight up Portuguese prawn goodness..like pulling off their little legs and sucking their heads good. Except I can't get myself to suck their brains...it just feels wrong. They were tasty though. Sadly, the chips were crap. And that was the weekend...btw the new series we are currently watching at my weekend home is The Good Wife..and its [good].

And it is FREEZING in this country. Winter is coming so quickly and the *great* thing about South African houses is that they don't have insulation a.k.a. heating! Should be an interesting couple of months. Holler.