Homeless in South Africa

It's about a month before I am supposed to begin working for the SALRC and I still do not have a place to live. Considering that most things are either exorbitantly expensive or completely booked, I'm relatively calm about the whole matter. I'm confident that I will find something - it may not be the most affordable option, but at least it will be something.

Yesterday, I sent out an email to a few places in Pretoria and filled them in on how long I will be staying and asked them to not only inform me of any vacancies they had, but to also let me know if they know of any other places that they would recommend. So far, it looks like I have quite a few options. Some are more affordable than others, but they all seem to be in decent areas of the city. Once I book my flight I will be able to finalize my housing. I need to do that soon though because the longer I wait the more expensive the flights become and the greater the risk of quality accommodations disappearing.