Monday: Morning hike in Kirstenboch with M, an afternoon of journaling, and a last dinner with M and K
Tuesday: Cable car up to Table Mountain for a meandering walk, picked up a bunch of South African novels at an indie bookstore, sent a Postcard
Wednesday: Up at 5am to get back to Paris, a 12hr flight. Read Wisani Mushwana’s “Soft Landing” and Damon Galgut’s “The Promise”
Thursday: Back to work
Friday: Some work, Korean resto dinner with M and early night in
Saturday: Did loads of laundry and cleaned my apartment. Read Kopano Matlwa’s “Bosadi” and Sayaka Murata’s “Convenience Store Woman“. Started a week of cat sitting for friends
Sunday: Read some of the zines I’d picked up in Tokyo. Hang out with A and the cat

I’m very glad I bit the bullet and upgraded my phone before going to South Africa! What an incredible country. Wonder how I can get back?

Week 5, 2026 — a big week