New beginnings.

So I finally did it. After years of wanting to make the big move to Cape Town, I am finally here, sitting in my new bedroom, in my new house, with a new view, wondering how the heck life can change so quickly. It's all been pretty overwhelming to be totally honest, and although the Cape hasn't changed and is just as breathtaking as it always was, my first few days here were spent wishing that I could trade Table Mountain for a swim in the warm Durban ocean. I wasn't in the most ideal emotional space at the start of this journey but it's amazing how God can kinda just swoop in and save the day like the hero that He is.

 The first thing that helped this big change was being blessed with awesome digs mates who understand what I'm going through and I feel like we have all been living together for years. It's ridiculous. We've been spending copious amounts of cash on household items that we never even knew we needed, for example, its important to get different cloths, one for dishes, one for dusting, and one for cleaning the bath with. Then there's the little blocks you buy to clean out the toilet with, and not to mention the gazillion bottles of different cleaning liquids we had to purchase. Stocking up our separate grocery cupboards is a whole other story. Basically I am broke after the first week, and that's just from buying stuff I NEED. Growing up is expensive.

The second area where God has shown up in a big way is through reading and music. I have found that since I have moved here, I desire time alone a lot  more than going out to big social events, and in that time I've started reading a little C.S Lewis and been a lot more focused on guitar. I guess I forgot how much happiness these two activities bring me and it's been distracting me from thinking about Durban all the time. Which is good.

I've realised that over the years, I placed Cape Town on such a pedestal and it prevented me from being happy in Durban, and now I have put Durban on that pedestal which is why I am battling to enjoy Cape Town. I remember a friend once saying to me, " Dani, be where you are", and that advice has been popping into my thoughts and challenging me all week. So, although it has been a tough move, I already feel like I am growing through it all, and I'm excited to look back on this at the end of the year and see how much God has worked in my life. I'm excited to grow up.


To Durban (and all my friends there) : I miss you like crazy and I'm so glad I got to leave with such a love for you in my heart. Growing up in this city really grounded me and although I may walk around without shoes on or speak in a weird accent, it's because I am a proud Durbanite through and through and it will always be my home.

To Cape Town : I'm excited for the adventures and challenges you have to offer. I look forward to experiencing  the Long street culture and wine tasting and sunset hikes. I may even swim in the cold waters. Maybe. I hope at the end of this year I will be lucky enough to call two provinces home. Bring it on.