There is so much reading to do and papers to write, but it's still fun to be here. All the classes are interesting because we learn more about the culture and then we see it for ourselves. Yesterday Ref explained the 5 colors of the South African flag. Red for the sun above, blue for the sea below, green for the green of the our land, yellow and black for the lightness and the darkness of our people.
We also went to the movies at the mall and it almost felt like we were back in the U.S. because there are many similarities, but there are still some things that are completely different. The movies cost R10, which is only like $1.50. The movies premiere on Tuesday, but they still premiere around the same time as they do in the US, which is a good thing because that means I can watch Alice in Wonderland when it comes out. The seats are assigned and the movie tickets look so weird! I watched Did You Hear About the Morgans. It's about New Yorkers having to move out of the city. It made me wonder is people think that's what all Americans are like.
Well, I should really get back to reading, I have a lot to do before class at 1:30 today.
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