Imagine having a partner who sends you images of what looks like either a black bag or a tiny bird with captions, “It’s an eagle!” *excited emoji*. Now one can only imagine how happy I was to find a place dedicated to eagles so that Courtney could see one up close.

I’ve been having more procrastinating moments in the last 14 days then I had in the last five years of varsity. “CAN THIS MONTH BE OVER?” Says the little voice in my head while I try and understand the words on one of my assignment notes after a year long academic break.

If you’re looking to unplug from the world and be surrounded by nothing than extraordinary mountain landscapes and lush bush then visiting Badensfontein in Montagu is the perfect staycation.

I was born and breed a Moravian since the day of my existence. I visited this tiny town back in 2010 during my confirmation camp; only this time I wanted to explore this quaint little historical village known as Genadendal which means Valley of Grace, with Courtney.

Simplicity is the state of being simple, uncomplicated, or uncompounded and these days, I’m all about being penny plain. What I mean is that I’m trying to live a simpler lifestyle but in this day and age, it’s quite difficult. We 21st Century born-frees have too much pressure coming from all angles to live a particular life the way our parents did and still do and, while my mother is more appreciative of adapting, my father on the other hand is struggling with the change of times.