2Summers Moves to Brixton
Last week I moved from Melville, the central Joburg suburb where I’ve lived for the past 11 years, to Brixton, another central Joburg suburb about five minutes away. Here I am in a Brixton alleyway not far from my new house. I didn’t realize until...
The 2Summers 2021 Support Group: 3 Influencers Who Make Me Happy
I feel anxious and uncertain about life right now. I could go into it — write out a long list of reasons, empathize with all the other people out there who are feeling a similar way (I know there are many), etc. But I don’t feel like doing that so here is...
The 2Summers 2021 Support Group: Is Anyone Reading This?
I haven’t written a 2Summers Support Group post since February and I think now is a good time to revive the series. It’s a strange time to be in South Africa, at least for me. I feel super weird and whiny. It’s winter and we’re all huddled...
Sunrise Over 2021
NOTE: I originally wrote this post before January 6th, when pro-Trump insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol and mounted the biggest threat to American democracy since the Civil War. I’m having a hard time feeling quite so positive today, on January 7th, but...
Heather Mason
I’m an American writer/blogger/photographer living a quirky life in Johannesburg. Follow along as I explore Johannesburg, South Africa, and the rest of the world.
