Agapé Ledimo (1), a second-year BSc (Human Life Sciences) student, finds that “keeping warm in Stellenbosch winter is really hard.” She combats the chills with “those fan heaters that you plug in”.
“When I walk outside, I have at least two or three layers on, including a rain jacket”, says Jessica Lavies (2), who is in her first year of BAccounting. She continues by saying, “My room is quite cold, so I sleep with a duvet and a blanket”.
Mushfia Nell (3), a second-year BSc (Computer Science) student, is different, saying that he is “just not really a cold person.” Nell does little to stay warm and often takes off a hoodie in the night after wearing it to bed. He adds, “I just keep my window closed.”
“My flat is super super cold, so I can’t afford to keep a heater on,” says Ella McPherson (4), who is in her third-year of BSc in mathematical sciences. She instead uses multiple thermal layers, “If I know it’s going to be cold the whole day, I’ll put, like, thermal underlayers on.”
Naledi Sekakatlela (5), who is in her second-year of BA in human resource management, says that she uses “two blankets while studying” to combat Stellenbosch’s winter. Sekakatlela adds that tea is how she keeps herself warm.
“I wear my bathrobe and then I have a panel heater,” says Andries Krügel (6), also a second-year BA (Human Resource Management) student. He mentions that he combines this with “putting on a movie,” and places “the panel heater closeby” to keep warm and comfortable.
Lastly, Slondiwe Ndwalane (7) who is in her second-year of a BSc human life sciences, uses “a puffer jacket, cardigans, layers whenever I’m outside”. She further mentions, “If I’m in bed, I’ll use about, like, three blankets.”
By Julian Rael Gordon
