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2Summers - An American in quirky Johannesburg

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As of today, my street in Brixton has been without water for 14 days. In other words, not a drop of water has come out of our faucets for two full weeks. There's no meaningful update from the city on when the water will start flowing again. Thorsten and I wash by taking bucket baths [...]


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A couple of months ago, I stumbled upon a post about flower farms in Gauteng and became obsessed with the idea of picking my own flowers on a farm. I spoke about it to my friend Fiver, who is always up for a flower adventure, and she was game. So last Friday, Fiver and I [...]


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Hidden at the back of a homeware shop, which is hidden in a dimly lit corridor deep inside the Oriental Plaza, you'll find Joburg's most talented self-taught barista. His name is Ahmed Angamia and he's a third-generation shop owner -- a father of 4 and a grandfather of 9. Ahmed Angamia serves a cappuccino [...]


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Ten weeks ago, when I published my first Buying and Renovating a House in Joburg post, I envisioned my second post would be the triumphant culmination of the story. I imagined returning just after New Years to report that the renovations were completed as planned in mid-December, and we spent the holidays putting the finishing [...]


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For me (and for many others), 2025 was a strange and sporadically horrible year. I spent much of 2025 feeling anxious and depressed for various reasons, and I blogged less than I have in any year since I started 2Summers. This is a shame because I traveled to a lot of really amazing places in [...]


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