Sights, sounds, friends, drink, food, adventure- all these things are incredible aspects to this journey in Cape Town. Work, however is why I am here and why I rise at 6 am to catch the train to Cape Town Center and make my little 30 minute commute to one small seed studio. With a courtyard out front complete with ferns, a water fountain and benches, I am immediately refreshed as I asked to get buzzed in through the gates out of breath with a “this is Heather so sorry I am a bit late!” We all sit on yoga balls at the office. This strengthens our core and work ethic. I’ll introduce you too a few fellow yoga ball bouncers- Geseppie is the editor-and-chief, from Luxembourg, and very fashionable indeed. Sarah is an editor who is always upbeat and just has that cool vibe that is contagious and then Loyiso is our film editor who is helping me with the language Xhosa. I would feel like the girl from ‘The devil wears Prada’ because of how unfashionable and “cool” I am not, but everyone is so chill and welcoming I cant help but feel accepted. The first day Geseppie took us all out for a drink- I had two mojitos and was a very employee.

A normal day for me looks like editing posts, managing social media, researching possible story leads, emailing potential contacts and bouncing on my yoga ball and skyping my co-workers (we don’t usually talk to each other….Iv learned a lot of emotion face thingingies in order to express myself better)… .

The other day I tried to make icebergs sexy…epic fail. I had my first assignment in which a random topic was selected and I proceeded to write a 300 post on it. Striped icebergs was my muse for brilliance and even though they are incredible to look at, I found it a tad bit tricky to make them the edgy, artsy kinda thing that captures a readers attention. So I bounced on my core firming yoga ball for about 5 hours and hoped I would hit by a lighting bolt of inspiration….or maybe just the lightening bolt. Well the story got written- it was along the lines of nature being an inspiration for art, fashion, architecture using as many avant-garde irreverent words I could think of. An iceberg was the downfall of many a good venture and I was sure this would be my titanic.   Since that post though, I have been much encouraged! Iv been writing about new inventions and researching Kwaito music for an article in which we might be able to film in the townships for. The other day I got to make up questions for Bryn Buckley “the king of the super bowl” he has directed the most superbowl adds so far but just recently made a short film ASAD that was nominated for the Oscars. The film is set in Somalia but filmed in South Africa and is an amazing story that will inspire and challenge. Writing the questions for his interview was a great way to learn about his work and get to be part of informing the public about this amazing project.

Tomorrow is Monday and a start a new week of stories, art, and yoga ball bouncing!