Tomorrow is my last day in South Africa! I'm packing up now and here's what's weighing down my luggage (besides the aforementioned Kudu). I would bring all of these things home by the caseload if I could, but I'll have to settle for just as much as will fit in my bursting-at-the-seams suitcases.
Wine! I never tasted a bad wine the whole time I was in South Africa. It's cheap and wonderful and I'll miss it!
Rooibos! I love rooibos tea and it's so hard to find in the USA. Here, it's hard to avoid, in fact, I'll admit, at this point I've had so much rooibos (at least one cup per day, often more) while I've been here that I'm starting to get sick of it, but I know that will wear off soon and I'll start craving it as soon as I'm back home.
Peri peri sauce!! Peri peri sauce is something I had never heard of before South Africa. Now I'm mad that I know about it because I know I'll crave it for the rest of my life and I'll never be able to find it at home. It's the local hot sauce of choice and I think they make it from a special South African chili pepper and some kind of highly addictive narcotic. I may or may not have been heard uttering things about how I want to "guzzle peri peri sauce by the gallon." I'm already plotting ways I can get to the Eastern USA where they have the only locations of Nando's (an awesome, peri peri-centric South African fast food chain) in the country. I'll also be drafting a letter to their CEO suggesting they open a branch in Silver Lake, Los Angeles.
Wine! I never tasted a bad wine the whole time I was in South Africa. It's cheap and wonderful and I'll miss it!
Rooibos! I love rooibos tea and it's so hard to find in the USA. Here, it's hard to avoid, in fact, I'll admit, at this point I've had so much rooibos (at least one cup per day, often more) while I've been here that I'm starting to get sick of it, but I know that will wear off soon and I'll start craving it as soon as I'm back home.
Peri peri sauce!! Peri peri sauce is something I had never heard of before South Africa. Now I'm mad that I know about it because I know I'll crave it for the rest of my life and I'll never be able to find it at home. It's the local hot sauce of choice and I think they make it from a special South African chili pepper and some kind of highly addictive narcotic. I may or may not have been heard uttering things about how I want to "guzzle peri peri sauce by the gallon." I'm already plotting ways I can get to the Eastern USA where they have the only locations of Nando's (an awesome, peri peri-centric South African fast food chain) in the country. I'll also be drafting a letter to their CEO suggesting they open a branch in Silver Lake, Los Angeles.
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