Cape Town
posted by Deleted user in Cape Town forum
Hola Pedro,
I first came to live in Cape Town in January 2008 because I followed my south african boyfriend here (I met him in London). Then last December we broke up so I left. But after a couple of month I decided to come back on my own!
I came back because in less than a year I fell in love with this place :) It is the most beautiful city I have lived in (and I have lived in quite a few!) and the people are friendly and diverse (although I'm having to make new friends because the only people I know are my ex's friends and family!).
But when I first arrived I hated it actually... because of what you mention about the tv saying it is so dangerous!! I was too scared of the crime and it made me unhappy. But in fact it was all mainly in my head, now I live almost as if I was in any european city. I am aware and careful of course but I find Cape Town safe (none of this applies to Johannesburg by the way!).
As far as jobs go I just thought that with the economic crisis in Europe I am better off here where things aren't as bad. I don't know if I'm right about that though... What do you do for work? I found work as a freelance translator here last year quite easily.
I guess I would say if it's something you want to do then you should try it and see how it goes. That's what I'm doing! Maybe you could come on a holiday and then stay if you like it?
If you have any more questions you can always ask me! And if you do decide to come then I will be happy to help you settle down in any way that I can :)
Diana.