Viva Voce

On the 25th of September 2017, I planted a tomato. I've always wanted to start my own herb/vegetable garden but I believed that I possessed a black thumb. Plants always have a way of killing themselves around me so I knew this would become a challenge for me. The experience surprised me as I found out that I actually can take care of something besides myself. Surprisingly, I remembered to water the plant every second day and it continues to grow on my little balcony. This experience helped me learn that I shouldn't doubt my capabilities.

During the course of the week 2nd of October to 6 of October I met a 2nd year student named Koketso (Kookie), on the Open Window Campus. She was a very kind young women and told me that she was triple majoring in Photography, 3D and Communication Design. The experience was eye opening as I got to know a fellow student on campus that I have similarities with. Strangely enough, I felt an artist bond between us and hope to see her around more. This experience encouraged me to know more people on campus as I might be surprised to find many people that I could form strong bonds with and inspire me.

On the 26th of September 2017, I cooked something I would find intimidating - Eggs Benedict using a Gordon Ramsey recipe. As a first year university student,  I  live on McDonalds BigMacs and Debonairs pizza so this task encouraged me to finally put my kitchen to good use. To make the stakes even higher,  I decided that the eggs benedict would be supper for both me and boyfriend that night. My first attempt of putting the eggs in the swirling pot of water was a fail the yolk broke and I had to start again. The second eggs came out a bit better and thus a felt encouraged to carry on with the recipe. I've only tasted eggs benedict in my life and it was over 5 years ago so I anticipated since the recipe was hard, the outcome of my cooking had to taste amazing. I was SO WRONG as it ended up tasting revolting. This task taught me that as a creative, I should constantly try to do/make things that I may find intimidating as I could learn something new about myself or the...