This is my final blog. I hope this summation of my Capetown experience does itself justice, as I am stupidly suffering from heat stroke today. Yes, I know I am 23 and yet still find myself like a lizard basking in the sun as often and as long as possible. Let's just hope my sentences don't warp into some diluted train of though that escapes reality. Maybe I'll get another bottle of water for the duration of this writing. Destination CapeTown. In my book my t...

This is a direect excerpt from my journal last night. " I tried to be social. I really did. No luck. Too liberal. The bartender is a douchebag. He fancies Jessie, but nevermind that. He's outside at the bbq away from his post and a guy says, "There's a woman inside who wants a coke." The guy mentions she's wearing glasses. The bartender looks in the window then says, "she's married to a black guy. I should give her nothing" and takes a dr...

I had to get to a computer as fast as possible after my day. I can't even explain all the things going through my head, much less organize them in some fashion, so bear with me. Jessie and I did our lonely planet guide book reading about South Africa and Johannesburg in particular. We mentally primed ourselves to be prepared to get robbed, and thanks to my mom, we were reminded via email about ithe country's reputation as rape capital of the world. We were a ...

Hello from Egypt! Apologies for not keeping this updated more frequently but this tour business has us burning the candle at both ends! Hope that saying is right, seems like my command of English gets worse each time we enter a new foreign country. Where to begin our story. Well, Jessie and I spent 9 hours on a ferry from Santorini to Athens, then instead of getting a hostel, we decided to save money and time and head straight to the airport- about 12 hours ear...

We have been so many places in the last week I find it hard to remember! Ok I'm lying, I totally remember it all, but it's still a little nutty! We got into Athens after 5 hours on a train in Italy to the port, then 16 hours on a ferry crossing the MEditerranean, then 4 more hours by train to Athens, where we finally put down some roots and slept in a real bed. We attempted to get a ferry to Santorini, but winds were too strong and the ferries were cancelled. So ...