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10 days 'till I'm home...

So, I'm from Johannesburg and at the end of last year my family went through a drastic change. My dad woke up one morning and said "lets move to Port Elizabeth." this came as a shocker to all of us, as we have all been set in our ways for so long. We lived a comfortable life, you know, dad goes to work, mom keeps the house in order, daughters go to school, once in a while we go out, to a restaurant or to some sort of event... We lived for our holidays every December.

Dad would come home late, mom would cook him a good hearty meal, cam and I would do homework and eventually fall asleep... although all in the same house under the same roof, conversation or interaction was never had... as close as our family is, we could never just get to talk, get to know more about each other. On weekend we all wanted to do our own thing, and we ended up distancing ourselves more....
My mom would say that we were living a small life....

So yes, that is what happened, the change came in such a flash, and we did it. I remember thinking to myself that one early November morning when my dad said that he thinks we should move to Port Elizabeth, I remember thinking, haha that will never happen, they are always talking, but nothing is ever achieved...

26 days later we were on the plane to PE, looking for a house and a new school for Camilla...
Camilla was amazing about it, she was so successful at Leeuwenhof (the high school we both attended in Johannesburg) she had loads of friends, did well in all of her subjects, you know, was settled. And she was able to make this huge move.
She is the bravest girl I know... But deep down, I think us four family members just knew we had to do it, we all knew that all our lives would be better...
First of all, I was going to Rhodes anyway, so whether or not they moved would not make much of a significant impact on my life, I just knew they would be an hour and a half closer rather than 11… I liked that fact.
My sister would be able to go to a government school and still get a brilliant education, plus save a fortune on school fees as it’s a third of the price. She would be able to do so much more.
My dad would still have to work In Joburg, but his inspiration and motivation to work harder would be the knowledge that he would be on the beach with his beautiful and loving family in just 5 days time...
My mom is like me, extremely independent, and these sorts of things don’t bother her, she is extremely adaptable and will do anything for her loved ones, plus she loves change...

At the end of the day it was just for a better life, a home where everything is cheaper plus, we are at the beach, although in a city, we are able to see the ocean every single day, giving us a realization of our fragile lives, of a greater life beyond us. A bigger life... An adventure that so many would believe the Smiths would never be able to achieve...

The move was hectic and stressful as hell but was so worth it! it gives me such a good feeling knowing how close my family is to me. Knowing my dad has something more to look forward to other than online scrabble late at night. Knowing my sister can be closer to her home (the ocean) and just to live a greater inspirational life...
Don’t get me wrong, I never believed there was anything wrong with Johannesburg, well ok, crime and all that but still, its an amazing place, I don’t mind traffic, I don’t mind the rush and the bright lights, I don’t mind the ever changing construction and development of infrastructure, I don’t mind the destruction (I don’t like destruction but I enjoyed the feel of it, it amazed me what people can do...) but I know my family did mind, so I’m so happy we could do this, I’m so happy we had the courage to it. I still love Johannesburg. But I love the cleanliness of PE, the care everybody has and the respect for their environment.


Ok so my day has been hectic, this whole week has been hectic, it’s St Patricks day morrow plus a Wednesday in the G.spot which equals major party.... Going to paint this lil town green... (Talking in my gangsta voice yo). So therefore, all my work needs to be completed to night, so I can relax and enjoy morrow.

Last night I went with the one girl in my res to res stalk, we drove around to all the res's trying to find cute boys... was fun, she then bought her mattress to my room and we had a sleep over, ice-cream and all.
The problem about cute boys at Rhodes is that there aren’t any, I’ve said this before and Ill say it again, they are all terribly grotty...

Astrosoc tonight and work work work.
Started with Egypt today in Classics... amazing.
I will go into detail about my lecturer tomorrow...
Not interested in my video project anymore.

I’m off to supper now, then will be back, to work.


My Snowbelle waiting for me at home, under my dressing table.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
much peace and joy
~star

only at rhodes check out this video I just uploaded, quite a laugh