Reflections on 2023 + Mysteries, Magic, and Everything in between

2023 wasn't just a year, it was a whirlwind. A whirlwind of "I will's", muddy paws, ramen-fueled date nights, and books devoured under sun-drenched skies. It was a year where life stretched me in the best way possible, pushing me to explore new streets, embrace messy moments, and find unexpected delights in every twist and turn.

Another aero plane, another sunny day, I’m lucky I know

In my 11 years of living in Cape Town I have taken countless flights. Estimateable flights, but countless none the less. 4 every year in my undergrad, one every month working away from 'home', two to four every year working at 'home' and then going 'home', a few weddings here and there and now, this …

But what do you do with all the foam?

I’m not sure how we get to this time of our lives – whether it is number of broken hearts, years on the planet, quantity of ‘we’re expecting’ or ‘she said yes’ posts on your Facebook feed, different cities to have visited, hours of solo Netflixing, hints from parents... or if it just happens indiscriminately …

Not all who wander are lost – but you might be

A colleague of mine asked me if I wanted to buy his bike from him. I’ve wanted a bike for as long as I have been able to say 'Ducati', so it was very difficult for me to turn down this helluva deal. Of course, he asked why not, as I had been going on …

I wish I was a baller

I heard a joke on the radio today that Trump also gave away the most important secret to the Russians - what happens in Game of Thrones - which got me thinking of what I would do if I was the most important man in the free world. Well, I guess, firstly I would be …

F • R • I • E • N • D • S

Another weekend over, another awkward interjection from someone I barely know about how two people can’t ‘just’ be friends and there should be something more with ‘chemistry’ like ours. Another presumptuously put ‘but you guys would be so good together’ like we aren’t already each other’s best friends and are probably better not together than …

10 things we need to stop doing in 2017

They say it takes between 21 and 66 days to break a habit. I guess it depends on what the habit is and why you want to break it. The reason I think there are some things that we need to stop doing in 2017 is because I feel like we are spending our entire …

Ok, cupid

When the 14th of Feb comes around its often met by a fair amount of panic - boyfriends around the world are tasked with being 'super romantic' for that one day a year. Girlfriends try to not look disappointed when they've said that it's a farce and 'just another day' but Sharon from accounts got …