I'M A VILLAGER...A PROPER "STANFORDIAN"
so it's so long cape town city centre and hello country life in stanford village!
a bit anxious for the life change but also a bit relieved. was carrying both places for
8 months and it wasn't sustainable. nice to be a homeowner again. blessed to find such
a cool pad. and stanford is sophisticated and chill. The Piazza suite 905 was great while
it lasted but alas, i'm no longer a townie. have always been a cityphile, i loved living
in DTLA and cape town is a perfect sized city, walking everywhere. but happy to have a
home and a new experience. but will COTW (citizen of the world) be less of a COTW now that
he has roots???? FYI and BTW...since 1996 i have moved at least every 2 years, sometimes
more. so to be settled feels good and almost awkward. a permanent home? really? well...
still waiting on the Home Affairs permanent residency permit and now with my current
visa expiring 8 sept, i've retained the services of a proper immigration attorney to help with
a 4-year retiree visa with the right to do freelance work. that's the plan anyway. will be
relieved to say the least to have my immigration sorted! my current application is now
18 months on appeal. a slow torture of wait. so we'll try something new. a new way perhaps.
i had an intern come from the States for 2 weeks. Hudson Packman. high school grad
keen to learn screenwriting and filmmaking. so we polished his short screenplay and made
a short film. in a week! such good fun! used local kids for the cast and crew and got to
use my gear to hopefully make something pretty. we had a blast!
The official links are here: for the movie
For the blooper reel:
CAMINO IS NEXT!
next for me is Spain! wow, 800kms across spain on the camino de santiago.
if you're curious, rent The Way. a cute film about the camino by Emilio (there's
only one emilio). should take about 6 weeks. i'm pretty chuffed about the trip. COTW
gets to stretch his legs a long while! 20-25kms a day. the next blog will be my Camino
blog! and i might do an inner circle WhatsApp group for daily photos if you're keen.
lemme know! i love traveling and taking photos and Spain should be absolutely stunning.
old medieval villages, unspoiled countryside, and an unbelievable chance to take 6 weeks
off and just walk everyday! they say it takes a week to get fit and hopefully with no blisters,
it will be a walk in the park. the training is a bit boring i confess having to backtrack everyday,
and on the camino no backtracking! a one of a kind adventure. with more caminos to do in
italy, france, japan, the alps, portugal, all over! maybe it'll be a yearly thing! just hope
i finish for now!
that's really all the gossip for now. always nice to write another blog chapter, make me realize
how blessed and lucky i am. how did i get here? so fortunate. thank you Jesus for giving me such an extraordinary life. need to remain grateful. and i am. wow. i have so much and have had such an amazing life. truly blessed! TIME FOR PICTURES! lots of pics this blog! and hopefully a chance to give you a picture of a part of the world you've never seen and probably won't get the chance. i trust you all are well. write me or WhatsApp me when you can +27 72 666 1895. love that app! keep in touch with me!
I can't say i miss the ole USA. loving western cape province! and stanford is a beautiful little
corner of the world. now some photos to see something new! thanks for sharing my
new life journey in africa! starting my 7th year now!  |
| taking a teaching break for now. this was 2014. |
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| throwback to 2014 when i first arrived, living here at papyrus lodge. |
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| having more clean shaven days lately. |
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| my movers hauling my stuff from town to country. they rode on my sofa. |
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| eastern food bazaar. CBD. city center. always fun chaos in here. |
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| cheap and fast. used in every movie shot here. |
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| this is the Camino. stock photo. cannot wait! hope i finish! |
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| old US mate KT popped down from Joburg for a visit. great to catch up. here on city trail. |
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| love walking in the elements. |
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| funny trike. |
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| Postcard cafe. stunning. |
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| bakery in stellenbosch. |
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| cute wine place in stellie. |
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| could spend a few hours here. |
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| morning dog walk in Raithby. vineyards everywhere. |
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| so hard to choose! |
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| somebody's kid |
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| jonkershoek. postcard cafe. near stellenbosch. always dramatic. |
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| stanford river. |
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| morning walk around stanford village. |
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| loving the nature. |
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| morning mist from the cold. |
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| the mountains are great! |
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| sadly we lost a stanford legend...my realtor...jillian smith. she said she found my house and she was right! RIP jill! we miss you! |
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| wind farm in caledon. |
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| fashion photo shoot in Franschhoek at La Residence luxury hotel. poshy posh! here's the "motion" clip i shot of the shoot:
https://vimeo.com/226448461
https://youtu.be/JXov5ogQZXQ |
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| more la residence. |
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| stunning grounds. |
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| grand entrance. |
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| my friend jean-pierre shoots the stills. |
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| a fun day. a new experience. hopefully leads to more. |
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| more residence. |
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| model and wardrobe hawk. |
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| Geo by George. launching in the UK this month i think. |
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| wine pairing dinner at stanford manor house with besties flippie and paula. we met in isreal and went to rwanda to see the gorillas. love these guys! |
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| one of our larger characters in the village. steve at coffee corner. a good "nuts" |
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| yes it can snow here! it's been bloody cold! |
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| throwback Sony studio pic for Muddling Through. jennifer aniston middle. me left. |
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| paka Yoda has been a great animal to share my space with. she's a sweetie. |
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| tool room makeover into an edit suite. |
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| hoping Home Affairs says YES! |
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| Bastille Day is big in western cape. all those Huguenots who came here! |
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| more stanford serenity. |
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| we had a proper christening for Matt's son...Taylor Jefferson Wilford Kingsford Chancey. (or something like that!) |
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| Houw Hoek hotel, sunday motorbike ride. Betsy's for sale. |
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| incredible nests made from scratch. |
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| i do enjoy the Chancey clan. 12 kids now! |
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| cape town looking towards the 12 apostles. |
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| hermanus. 20 kms from stanford. a nice getaway. |
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| i gotta say i LOVE cape town int'l airport. |
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| it's clean and bright. |
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| And cheery and upbeat. the opposite of Nairboi. |
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| good old city hall. |
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| adderley terrace. my new digs when i visit town thanks to anri. |
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| skyline. |
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| And now Matt runs a pub...the stanford republic! |
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| internist hudson packman. great kid! here next to mandela. |
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| The Piazza wraps around the oldest church in cape town. |
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| table mountain in my rearview now. |
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| but i still enjoy training for the camino in town. |
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| back at the waterfront. |
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| it was actually a mission to find the right looking hanging rope for the film. |
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| micaela played our angel Evangleline. |
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| cast & crew...dirk, hudson, micaela, alex & john chancey, and ruby. |
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| lonely life as an actor. |
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| lots of fun for first timers! |
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| matt making an LSD at the pub. the Lincoln Smith Drink. |
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| lincoln thrills the locals. |
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| my training walk in stanford. |
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| sunrise on the camino de stanford. |
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| need to go from 2 hours a day walking to 4-5! |
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| my one hour marker. |
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| lovely beasts. |
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| sunday at a wine farm! stanford manor house! meeting new friends! |
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| the TT is running well again. such a top! |
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| betsy is for sale. time to move on. may take a while. |
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| hudson's dad, paul, and me in 1999! gutting my malibu condo! |
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| st. george cathedral. always dramatic. |
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| long street cafe. love having a cold beer on a winter's day. |
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| in memory of my friend stefan...died last year too young. |
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| i do miss my students. maybe again next year? need that jolly permit! but village life may preclude more classes in town. |
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| sunset in de kelders. the whales go by right close to shore. |
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| dinner with tim and leslie, just back from the camino! what a view at their house. |
THAT'S ALL FOLKS!
