Tv License?

Hello from South Africa!

 

It is great to finally be here. So far I have just been trying to settle in to my new home and get everything that I need. It has been a tad rough transitioning but the Lord is faithful and He is sustaining me. But here's a little story of what it has been like so far...

 

So, this past Monday I was determined to get things done. So I borrowed a car and went to the mall alone for the first time. I decided I needed to buy a TV because watching movies is how I relax and I have no way of watching them right now. I went into the store and picked out a TV and told the sales guy that I wanted to purchase it. He looked at me and told me it was a great choice and then said, "Now here comes the hard part! You have to have a TV license." I say, "I am sorry! What exactly is a TV license?" He then goes on to explain that in order to purchase a TV you have to go to the post office and pay for a license. He also said, "But the good news is that once you get one then you have it for life, you just have to pay an annual fee." .... (I have a blank stare on my face) I asked him what would happen if I didn't want the license eventually and I didn't want to continue to pay the fee. He then proceeds to explain that it is actually a difficult process getting rid of the license and you have to prove to them that you no longer own a TV. Needless to say I left the store frustrated.

 

After leaving that store I decide I would buy some groceries so I go into the store and pick up a basket. I thought I would get some kiwi so I get a plastic bag and then remember that you have to weigh all your fruit here before you go to the check out. So, I put down the bag and walk out because I just can't handle it.

 

Then I head to my car. Well, here when you first come into a parking garage you get a ticket and before you leave you have to pay for the ticket. So I pay and get in the car. Well, I am leaving and the machine does not accept my ticket. Then I have to call for help.... It was rough.

 

So, I get home and Ashley (my teammate) and I decide we are going to try and figure out if my internet will work. I haven't been able to get internet in my room yet so it's on my list to figure out what exactly to do. So Ashley and I proceed to try to fix the internet for the next two hours and well.... I still don't have internet in my room.

 

This may sound like extremely minor things to you but when you have just moved to a new country these little things are huge and cause incredible frustration and disappointment. So the day started out with me being optimistic that I would have things done by the end of the day and I got to the end and there was nothing done.... :(

 

 But, the next day I was able to go shopping with Ashley and I bought a ton. AND today I got a car! It is not yet in my possession but it should be in a few days. So YAY!!!!!!! Pictures will come later.

 

So here are a few pics of my new home and other stuff...

 

So I am finally with these wonderful people.

 

When I came home for the first time there were a lot of people from a summer internship we do here every year waiting at my new home. They made me signs! It was a great surprise. :)

 

 My bedroom

 

 

 

 

I have two closets. :)

 

 

The backyard

 

 The interns at Impact did a whole day of kids games.

 

 We all went to Cape Point which was so wonderful because that is near where I lived in 2012.

 

 Oh Hout Bay! This is just around the corner from where I lived before. I cried when I say it again.

 

And we also did our first annual "real talk" girls conference. Ashley and I hope this is the first of many.

 

That's about it!

 

:)