Cape Town Living

It has almost been three months that I have been living in the beautiful city that is Cape Town.  Time has gone by so quickly. For a dream that seemed to take forever to become a reality, it's strange that I catch myself wishing time would go slower now. I spent my first month settling into my new home. I'm living with such a wonderful family and they have really embraced me as a daughter and I feel super comfortable living with them. My dad came down to visit me for a week which was amazing! We did all the touristy things like climb Table Mountain, swim with the penguins at Boulders Bay, visit Kalk Bay, Kommetjie and more. Was a really special time with him.

Then, in February, I began my third and final year of studies at Vega. The Cape Town Vega in situated in Adderley Street. It takes me thirty minutes to travel by bus from the Table View Station to the Civic Centre Station. This took me some getting used to initially as it used to take me ten minutes to get to the Vega in Durban. But I'm really enjoying the change. It's so much cheaper to travel on the bus, I get to read my book and just take in the beautiful scenery around me. Vega is situated in amongst the hustle and bustle of the city. It's so creatively stimulating and inspiring to be surrounded by so many ornate historic buildings and diverse cultures. People from all social groups are walking on the streets, business men grabbing a coffee before work, students buying lunch, people trying to advertise 'Cash for Gold' and dissalusioned hobos begging for change or singing loudly to the sky. The lecturers are incredible. The students are super creative and friendly. It's just a really cool place to study.

One thing that is especially cool about living in Cape Town is that Tyler and I no longer have to do long distance. It's honestly been such a treat living in the same city as him and I can truly say I love and value him more and more each day. He is absolutely incredible!

I have been missing my friends from Durban. No one can replace them but I have been embracing the people around me and seeing the importance of cultivating deep friendships where ever you are. Life Changers is such a beautiful community and I am absolutely loving serving in the youth and doing design work for the church. We recently launched a new name for the youth, "VOX", it was really well embraced and we're having lots of fun seeing Jesus transform high schoolers lives. It means "voice" in Latin and was inspired by a prophetic word that the youth would be a powerful voice in Cape Town. The youth leaders are such an incredible bunch of legends.

I have discovered some of the coolest coffee shops around town; Bread, Milk and Honey, Motherland Coffee Co, Charley's Bakery, Truth, Origin, The Creamery and Bread and Butter, just to name a few. I absolutely love the culture of coffee shops here in Cape Town. There is a new one to discover every day.

I went to Silvermine Nature Reserve with mates for the time today and simultaneously rock climbed a rock face for the first time. What a thrilling experience it was!

At the beginning of the year, just before I moved, I felt God say he was going to do three pivotal things in me this year. 1. Learn to trust Him with the unknown 2. Growth and 3. New Horizons. I can honestly say I have never felt more stoked to be alive, excited about life and stretched before. I've already learnt so much and God has done such a beautiful work in my heart since I've moved here. Humbled and overjoyed that he has placed me here for such a time as this.

So that's just a short summary of the last three months of my life here in Cape Town. I am so excited for what next is in store. Thanks for reading. Below are some photographs capturing some of my adventures so far.