Do you suffer from hair fall? DO I? Is “hair fall” loss of hair, or is it flat hair? Or is it something else entirely that I didn’t even know I have to worry about if I want to properly … Continue reading
June 29, 2012
by Robin
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June 29, 2012
by Robin
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Do you suffer from hair fall? DO I? Is “hair fall” loss of hair, or is it flat hair? Or is it something else entirely that I didn’t even know I have to worry about if I want to properly … Continue reading
June 28, 2012
by Robin
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I know sometimes people say that one of the reasons plus size clothing costs more is that more fabric is used, but in the US there is almost never a price difference between, say, a small and a large (or … Continue reading
June 27, 2012
by Robin
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It’s no secret I love/love-to-hate magazines. I like to say magazines are “like the internet, but on paper!” so when our internet connection was limited last month, I treated myself to more magazines than I normally would. I brought a … Continue reading
June 26, 2012
by Robin
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This is the food court at the Canal Walk shopping mall: So when I say that the Century City area of Cape Town has a very Vegas-y feel, this is what I mean.
June 25, 2012
by Robin
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The fourth installment of our audio chronicles of life in Cape Town. 00:00 Intro 00:25 A Tale of Two Markets! First, the Old Biscuit Mill 01:55 Second, Hout Bay! [Sorry I kept calling it "Hout's Bay"] 03:50 The best sandwich … Continue reading
June 22, 2012
by Robin
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NOTE: These “daily” Culture Shock posts have been much less frequent than I’d hoped they’d be, mainly because I feel really uncomfortable busting out my camera or even my phone (which I can’t even find the transfer cable for, so … Continue reading
June 20, 2012
by Robin
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Today is the first day of Winter in the Southern hemisphere. [EDIT: See Verity's comment below correcting this! It's was the Winter Solstice but various countries down here, including South Africa, say winter begins on the first of June.] The … Continue reading
June 19, 2012
by Robin
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We got a DSTV hookup this past weekend, an extravagance we went back and forth on a lot, because we had lived quite happily without cable back in the States for years. But in the states we had all sorts … Continue reading
June 18, 2012
by Robin
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00:00 Intro 00:21 This week’s refreshment: adult juice boxes 01:00 Driving a manual car 03:22 Boring stuff about Collin at work 04:19 Boring stuff about Robin’s “housewifely concerns” 05:15 We had a boring week but a great weekend! 06:20 We … Continue reading
June 18, 2012
by Robin
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Imagine my disappointment when the robot was just a traffic signal.