#2SummersBlogClass: A Really Good Saturday

31 July 2016

Yesterday I held my first #2SummersBlogClass, with nine fabulous bloggers/aspiring bloggers, at Bridge Books in downtown Joburg. It was one of the best Saturdays I’ve had in a while.

Yes, I gave my blog class a hashtag. I’ve become one of those people.

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Wanna Be a Blogger? Come to My Course at Bridge Books

13 July 2016

I’m not usually one to toot my own horn. But I’m a good blogger.

(I’m not usually one to start my blog posts with clichés like “toot my own horn”, either. But I’m trying to be outrageous here.)

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Something I'm Afraid Of

10 March 2016

A few weeks ago, 2Summers was featured in a post called “Top 10 African Travel Blog Posts” in the Where Lions Roam blog. It was a nice feature and I was pleased to be included. But the description of my blog surprised me.

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Thoughts on Blogging, Working, and Making Money

04 December 2015

I started this blog in June 2010 and named it 2Summers on a whim. I was moving from the United States to South Africa and I would experience two summers in the same year.

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Blogging and Photography: My Top Ten Tips

24 May 2015

I recently read a post by a successful blogger, Mark Manson, about his top tips for blogging. Mark hit the nail on the head with all of his tips; I especially liked his focus on quality writing and perfectionism.

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Notes on Cherry Pip Spitting (and Other Thoughts)

27 November 2014

Last weekend I went to South Africa’s Eastern Free State to attend the annual Cherry Festival in Ficksburg. I took the weekend off, more or less. I didn’t take many photos and hardly thought about blogging.

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