Monthly Archives: September 2007

The Mamas and Papas sang ‘If you’re going to Saaaaan Fraaaaancisco, wear some floooooowers in your haaaaaaair’, so we did, and we did! My first venture over the the West Side was fabulous – even if a bit cold. (Not the California weather you’d expect after watching serious amounts of Baywatch and Beverly Hills 90210). … Continue reading »

Just arrived back from a week in San Francisco and will update you all on the happenings there over the weekend. Today’s big, big, big news is that I just received my Work Authorization Card this evening when we took out the mail. Effectively, this means that I am now legal! I can work where … Continue reading »

Yesterday I puckered up and went for a root-highlight and cut at a famous hair studio here in Manhattan. The stylists are called artists and I managed to get in with the owner (who continued to compliment Kobus Dippenaar, my SA hair artist, on the great job he did). My sole request for the day? … Continue reading »

Probably the best part about living in Manhattan is the fact that there is always something amazing happening – regardless of your social appetite. Tonight we were lucky enough to attend an interview session with Ishmael Beah, the author of A Long Way Gone – memoirs of a boy soldier. Ishmael is the same age … Continue reading »

On Friday we finalised our December holiday plans and booked the most expensive travel tickets I have ever bought – ahead of the international rush (and further price hikes!) of all in the Northern Hemisphere who will be desperate for some summer by Christmas time… We will be in Stockholm from December 20th and leave … Continue reading »

It’s been almost two weeks since my last update and so much has happened. I celebrated my six month anniversary in this great city and last night saw the legendary Ben Harper perform live in concert at the Radio City Music Hall. (They do also sell alcohol during the show, hence this entry will be … Continue reading »

The Aussies are a notoriously riotous bunch…As a South African, I’m even more aware of this than the Americans could ever be. The ‘down-unders’ suffered another blow on Sunday at the spa. We had to fill in forms that were meant as a briefing sheet for the masseuse – what you may be allergic to, … Continue reading »

We’re just back from a glorious weekend spent upstate in the Catskills where Annie, Sam, John and I spent our first Labor Day long weekend. It started off rocky when the rental company had double-booked our car and I had visions of having to skip out on a spa experience… John zoomed in to the … Continue reading »