The first week

I've spent my first official week at Stellenbosch. I'm a little scared, because I swear it feels like a month. I feel like I've been here for a month!

I started classes. It's a little weird though. In America, most classes are Tuesday/Thursday or Monday/Wednesday/Friday. Here, all of my classes are once a week. So, I have one different class everyday! So, I hope, that leaves me with a lot of free time. I haven't met many South African students, but I hope to meet some soon.

The food in Stellenbosch is pretty good and cheap, but when I'm at the grocery store, I get a little nervous. I'm scared of the deli meats. Can I really buy ham that's laying next to something that says "tongue"? And, there is no such thing as beef hotdogs here.. at least, I didn't find any. They also have salsa, but don't sell tortilla chips. Milk lasts about 4 days here because it doesn't have any of the preservatives and stuff that our milk has in America. And, they're cereal selection is heartbreaking. All they have is Corn Flakes... Frosted Flakes (which are called Frosties, but still have Tony the Tiger on them), and an assortment of bran flakes.

The driving here is bad, but not as bad as in London. I do feel the danger of getting run over though. Everyone drives a stick shift, so they are more reluctant to stop, because it's a lot of work. Stop signs here seem to mean pause. I saw someone get in a wreck today! He was on a motorcycle and nipped the front of a truck. He flew off his bike, but luckily, he was wearing a helmet. He seemed fine, but it was just scary. South Africa has the most automobile deaths in the world... mostly due to drunk driving. I will not be getting behind the wheel anytime soon.

My friends are partying way too much for me. We've partied 3 times already and it's barely been a week! Last night we went out and it seemed as if all of Stellenbosch was drunk! It was crazy. Tomorrow, we're off to the Cedarberg Mountains! Wish me luck!