..."A Diamond Night in Emerald City"... New Years Eve is coming up here in Sydney and rumours say that the city has the most spectacular firework show in the world. I am looking forward to that and I hope it will be a night to remeber.... I haven't written anythin'for a while, mainly because Australia is far less interesting for me than a country like South-Africa. Australia feels like home, a safe and secure environment, perfect for the most ...

Hi mates, As you've probably read on my homepage I have finally arrived in Sydney, Australia. The long flight and the good friendships I had to leave behind in South-Africa are hopefully all worth it. I have explored Sydney yesterday with one of the girls I am staying with (Rowena). Seen Harbour bridge, the Opera House, the Botanical Gardens, the shopping centres, and met the energetic people that shape Sydney in to such a beautiful city. Today basically cons...

Spending my last classes today in an incredibly hot classroom was more than worth it. Just like the other two months I have spend in Stellenbosch. Today we were havin' a discussion about what problems South-Africa has and has the greatest difficulty dealing with. Education, poverty, abuse, crime, HIV/Aids and the unemployment rate were all aspects of the discussion. Our tutor asked what the most important aspect was to be treated of all the problems...

Hi guys, In 12 days, a beautiful experience is going to end for me in Stellenbosch, South-Africa. On the 10th of December I will leave for Australie. Which is known as one of the most diverse and extraordinary countries in the world. Although I can't wait to go there, I also leave a lot of friends and relationships which I have built the past 2 months behind. I have experienced the greatest moments of joy but also the worst moments of sadness. The feeling...

South-Africa's Garden Route.... What an amazing trip I have had the last week is not to comprehend. I have visited the most Southern tip of the continent Africa which is called Cape Algulhas, I have surfed with dolphins, I have seen whales, I have seen almost everything that's worth a memory of a lifetime. During the week I travelled with Stan (my roommate) and Ros (my neighbor) and the parents of Ros. The good thing was though that we arrived at the m...