Finals Finally Down
I'm done! My 6 hour final is complete! We spent an entire Saturday creating a website as a final for my digital design class; after an exhausting day we went to leave only to find the doors locked. Haha. Waited around with the professor to have the risk management services (RMS are campus security) guy let us out. On to a nice round of goodbyes, a party and a Sunday full of Bollywood movies. One week left in res and then off to Cape Town, hooray!
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Note to self: when in Africa bring international cell phone
These last couple of days have been beautiful but frustrating! If you’ve ever tried to change an airline ticket from overseas, you know what I mean. Aye, aye, aye. World call cards, long phone holds, airlines sending you all over town (and to other towns). Sheesh.
We had a dance party in one of the empty rooms in res to celebrate the end of a college career for one of the girls. Those of us celebrating were a Sotho, two Swazi’s, three Zulu’s, a girl from Zimbabwe, and three Americans. What fun, what fun! The girls taught us a song called, “eway-way” (I spell that phonetically, so please don’t hold it against me) and the dance that goes along with it. The meaning discusses the female anatomy, and how for a girl with nothing, that’s all she’s got. The song is indicative of many things, and in some ways surprises me; but music reflects culture and clearly so in this particular song.
My last final is tomorrow, and then I’m working out some things to go traveling (like my ticket home.) Very excited about Cape Town and finishing up around here. Spent the weekend at a friend’s house laughing about the “Caution: Monkey Crossing” sign on his street; and yes folks, it’s a real sign, walking along gorgeous beaches, seeing silly movies, and generally enjoying South Africa. Yay for SA!
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