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Mexicho’s Revenge

2017-10-24T16:18:33+00:00August 27, 2010|

UPDATE (OCTOBER 2017): Alas, Café Mexicho has closed down. It had a good run though. Fortunately there are several good alternatives around town — read here. I’m kind of sick today. I won’t go [...]

Where Not to Eat in Melville

2016-04-14T13:31:06+00:00August 25, 2010|

NOTE: For an updated review of Café Mexicho, click here. Joe and I had planned a pasta dinner last night, but wound up working late and didn’t feel like cooking. We walked up to [...]

In the ‘Hood

2010-08-21T17:16:43+00:00August 21, 2010|

I've been exploring Melville on my own lately. Yesterday I walked two blocks to 7th Street -- the main strip in Melville. I poked around used book stores and gift shops. I bought handmade earrings and bracelets for next-to-nothing at the bead store. It was a beautiful Friday afternoon and the bars and cafes were getting busy.

A Melville Sunday

2010-08-15T20:44:40+00:00August 15, 2010|

The seasons are turning and my second summer is about to begin. It’s still cold at night and in the early morning — especially in a house without central heat — but it’s warm [...]

Home

2010-08-11T19:49:10+00:00August 11, 2010|

I’ve gotten ahead of myself. I should say a few words about this place where I’m living. Johannesburg (Joburg, Jo’burg, Jozi, JHB) is the largest city in South Africa and the fourth-largest in Africa. [...]

Here

2010-08-08T11:11:47+00:00August 8, 2010|

It’s my second full day in Joburg. I’m sitting on the deck of my new house in Melville, soaking up the late winter sun, admiring the small purple flowers on the potted rosemary plant, [...]

Executing a Hemispheric Switch

2010-07-06T03:07:12+00:00July 6, 2010|

Deciding to move to South Africa is one thing. Actually doing it is another. When I made this decision in January, my first order of business was to uproot myself from a marriage, and [...]