GIRL ABOUT LIFE BLOG

 On Thursday a friend and I made our way to Johhanesburg CBD to go visit the Johannesburg Art Gallery. This was my first time going to the gallery or a gallery for that matter. I've been meaning to do this for the longest time but something always came up. This gallery is huge and spacious. Had  a different exhibitions. They had paintings, sculptures, photographs, furniture amongst other things. I liked the diversity. I don't know much about art but I appreciate it and the people behind it. There were quite a number of interesting and thought provoking collections. The ones I found interesting were mainly surrounding black people and their struggles. The photos were so real. There was a series on Nyaope (a substance of abuse), one on black poverty and sculptures made by a man from Limpopo. I didn't take pictures of the art itself because I didn't know if I could.

I love how big it is and how different all the exhibitions are. I love the quirky little and big things they have in there. The big art work outside, the benches inside, the big windows, the room with black walls where people get to write whatever they want on the walls I enjoyed all of that.

If you ever want to visit a gallery, check out JAG

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Physical Address	Cnr Klein and King George Streets, Joubert Park, Johannesburg, Gauteng
Email	jag@joburg.org.za
Phone Number	+27 (0)11 725 3130
Website	friendsofjag.org

Student life is synonymous with broke life, can't-afford-that, ain't-got enough-cash-for-that, I'll-buy-it next-month (well atleast for some us). I have spent most of my varsity years trying to stay withing my allocated allowance (which isn't much). My mother is a single mum and has raised all three of us with the little money she gets every month and I am grateful for that. When I actually found out how much she earned monthly I knew she was a real superhero because none of us, my sister and I, found ourselves with no food, clothes, shelter or education.
Coming back to the saving and shopping smart I have had to survive all my varsity years with the allowance I got and God knows most of the things that happen in this place need money. So over the years I picked up quite a few tricks on how to shop and save. HERE WE GO: