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Reading Time: 3 min It’s spring and although for me it means time for allergies, it also means time to declutter. This season I was looking to introduce new micro habits into…
Reading Time: 4 min This Valentine’s Day I decided to be proactive. There are still two weeks to go, but I’m already logging out of all social media to avoid the wave…
Reading Time: 2 min Kicking off the scariest month of the year, our Halloween line-up starts with the latest instalment in the ‘Haunting’ anthology series with the much anticipated The Haunting Of…
Reading Time: 4 min It’s been more than a month since I first moved to Stellenbosch and I am still attempting to give you the most accurate version of my experience. So…
Reading Time: 7 min We’ve had such a good rainy season in the Cape, that we decided to celebrate the last few weekends of the rainy season with some of our favourite…
Reading Time: 3 min Just like most self care routines this year, my skin care routine was basically non-existent. Last week I Googled quotes on success (I had a moment) and came…
Reading Time: 4 min It’s been more than a month since I first moved to Stellenbosch and I am still attempting to give you…
Reading Time: 2 min Kicking off the scariest month of the year, our Halloween line-up starts with the latest instalment in the ‘Haunting’ anthology…
Reading Time: 3 min It’s spring and although for me it means time for allergies, it also means time to declutter. This season I…
Reading Time: 2 min With their husky tones and boyish charm, the Cape Town-based alternative rock band, My Brother Einstein, carries me away to a…
![[Heloise]: Allow me to introduce myself, “Hi, I’m Heloise, the new girl.” How did I end up here?
Well, I think it’s safe to say that 2020 threw us all a curveball. What started out as a terrible turn of events eventually gave me the opportunity to explore new options for the timeline of how I chose to end my student life and start my career.
I started the year as a final year student, and a House Committee member of my residence at the Northwest-University. It was supposed to be a series of lasts: The last house dance, the last exam in a clammy classroom, the last time I attended a black tie event at the Snowflake. Unfortunately full-circle storylines are reserved for few. Covid forced me to go back to the drawing board and that is what I did.
I took a leap of faith, landed an amazing job in the most romantic town in South Africa, packed my bags with some of my Superbalist-hauls, a blue typewriter and sweet memories captured in polaroids, and made my way a 1300-kilometers south to Stellenbosch.
Sometimes it does best not to dwell on the could-haves and should-haves. The only way to move forward when you hit a dead end is to adapt and overcome and find a new path to the end goal. I’m still finishing my studies remotely, so keep in touch to find out how I juggle my studies, work and the Stellenbosch social scene. #9livesteam ##9livesblog #sablogger #blogger #livestylewebsite #newgirl #stellenbosch #travelblogger #moving](https://9lives.co.za/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)