Adrianne's Travel Journal (Public view)

Once upon a time, I had a lovely illusion that I would be very organized and regular about how I post blog updates during my travels, but then my real life kicked in. I've been updating at adriannedaggett.blogspot.com instead of here, because I like it better. Check out my most recent posts there: http://adriannedagget...

It’s been a busy week for me. I am settling into the routine at the museum, and I’ve also had the opportunity to experience a few interesting extracurricular experiences. Enough has happened that I could fill pages describing what ultimately are hours spent mundanely, but which have been outside the or...

Today is Saturday, my first official day of rest in Mthatha, and despite not having accomplished overly much myself since my arrival, I still half-feel that I deserve the rest if only for the amount of information I’ve ingested since my coming. I am getting to know Mthatha as a city better and better, due bo...

I began today in pain all over – I slept crappily because of nightmares and this awful persistent cough, and I think the bed did my back no favors also. I am kind of hesitant to get back in it. After I woke up enough to remember to shower, I was introduced to what must be the world’s smallest-capacity ...

I’ve been in Johannesburg about two days now and am feeling more acclimated, thanks largely to the fact that I am feeling much more physically sound. Yesterday I spent mostly in bed, napping and watching a movie, venturing out only to eat and to buy more meds at the pharmacy. Today, however, I was up for ...

Wow, that was a long trip. Especially since I somehow managed to contract an eye infection either in Schiphol Airport on on the flight from Amsterdam to here. I spent that 11 hour flight wiping goop from my eye and trying to minimise my sore throat, coughing, sneezing (all of which worsened during the trip) and general...

It's Monday, and I fly out on Thursday. I feel more prepared than in 2008. Well, I am more prepared actually. Still a few things to do, like repack. Still trying to cram in as much as possible before I go, like kitty snuggles, family time, and anything else that will remind me of home once I am away. Starting actually ...