Today, I snapped some pictures of the everyday scenery around here.
The first photo is Table Mountain as seen from the parking lot of the Engineering building at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology's Cape Town campus. There was a pretty strong wind blowing today which led to the "tablecloth" effect of the clouds over the mountain. Local legend says that van Hunks and the Devil are responsible.
The second photo shows the mountains around Stellenbosch as seen from Polkadraai Road, about 10 km from town. In the foreground is a vineyard, of which there are many near Stellenbosch.
Today, I made some progress on the process for getting a staff number at CPUT. The sequence, as I understand it, is this:
* I give all my information to CPUT's HR department (passport photocopy, visa photocopy, C.V., etc.) DONE!
* HR gives me an official offer letter (by Monday or Tuesday, I was told)
* I sign to accept the offer (with the accepted offer, I can finally go to the bank to convert our non-resident account to a resident account)
* I get a staff number (the key that unlocks everything)
* I get network access, an email account, Blackboard access, a telephone extension, an office, to pay for a parking pass
I've already got a staff number from Stellenbosch, but I'm stuck on getting network access there (probably late next week). I was told today that CPUT "can" provide network access as soon as I have a staff number. So, its a race. Who will get to the end of the list first? Stellenbosch or CPUT? Place your bets now!
--Matt