A Quick Tour of Brixton Monuments
Regular readers of this blog know that my boyfriend, Thorsten, is an architect. You might not know that he is also an artist, and he recently created a beautiful series of prints portraying historic [...]
Art in Downtown Joburg: Open Studios 2023
I've written many, many blog posts about the vibrant art scene in Joburg, especially downtown Joburg, over the years. But it bears repeating, especially now: Joburg's artists are this city's beating heart and its [...]
A 2Summers Memoir Progress Report
A few months ago, I wrote in a blog post that I was finally working on writing my memoir. Like, for real this time. "I’ve started working on my memoir again, for real. I’ve set [...]
Belated Goodbye to Smokey, The Melville Cat
Smokey, a.k.a. The Melville Cat, died more than three months ago on October 7th. Smokey himself delivered the news of his passing in a blog post the next day, and I intended to write [...]
Lockdown Nostalgia: It’s a Thing
It's late September, summer in Joburg, and I'm suffering from a case of lockdown nostalgia. Remember that time I published a blog post every day for 100 days, and I had nothing to post [...]
How You Can Help Me Write My Book
I have to write a book this year. I have to. I'm absolutely certain it's the right time. But my procrastination has reached epic new heights. I need your help to overcome it. I'm [...]
Joburg COVID-19 Lockdown Journal: Day 14 (by the Melville Cat)
For those of you who are new to this blog: The Melville Cat is an occasional guest contributor. Tonight he has written his second lockdown journal post. Read all of the Melville Cat’s posts here. Read all [...]
My Never-ending South African Visa Journey
I've been waiting to write a South African visa post for nearly a decade. South African and American flags flying in Melville during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. (Photo: Jon Hrusa) Since 2010 I've [...]
My #10SouthAfricanTowns Project: I Need Your Support!
A couple of months ago I announced my plan to visit 10 small South African towns in 2020, in celebration of the ten-year anniversary of my blog. I will blog about my visits to [...]
My 2020 Challenge: 10 South African Towns
In June 2020 the 2Summers blog will turn ten years old. One decade of blogging. This means I've been blogging for more than 20 percent of my life. It also means a baby born [...]
Listen Up, Hotels: My 5 Most Annoying Hotel Room Quirks
This post has been bouncing around in my head for a while but I've been hesitant to write it. I generally try to highlight positive travel experiences in my blog, and nitpicking about hotel rooms [...]
Thoughts on Blogging, Working, and Making Money
I started this blog in June 2010 and named it 2Summers on a whim. I was moving from the United States to South Africa and I would experience two summers in the same year. Two summers, I thought...2 [...]