Attack of the Sun and Moths!

This weekend was epic. We got dropped off at the Windemere apartment building around 4pm on Friday after our Zulu quiz which no one failed..so that’s good. I roomed with Emma, Becca, and Julia just so you guys can start learning some names when I refer to people. The “flats” are right next to the beach our view from our balcony is the beach. The beach is much like ours at home ish and by home I mean the U.S. so that was broad but it’s much like the Atlantic Ocean. We went to the beach first and frolicked in the water which by the way the lifeguards make us stay all in one spot so its really awkward and overwhelming. Then we went to an Indian buffet which was R70 and we stuffed ourselves. Then we went to Joe Cools which is a bar/club right across from the apartment on the beach. It was very interesting because KwaZulu-Natal is predominantly black and when everyone thinks South Africa is like half white, they are wrong it is actually only 9% white but that 9% was all at Joe Cools Friday night. It was very fun, it was cowboy themed and if you dressed as a cowboy you got in free. We as Americans tried to use the excuse that we were Americans and that cowboys roam around in America like we are the original cowboys and we should get in free..it didn’t work. They also almost didn’t let me in because I forgot my ID which says that I am over 18. I was insulted. Met some interesting boys, they are all very metro looking with lots of hair gel..bro-ed out really. One of them couldn’t really understand what I was saying because I “had an accent” ha that’s funny! I also introduced the term bromance to South Africa.

Anywho, Joe Cools was fun. Saturday we went to eat at this nice restaurant overlooking the beach. It’s been very surreal because its February 80 degrees were on the beach in South Africa studying health in a house living with low income homestay families. We’ve basically seen everything. All of Durban is completely different everywhere we go. Some parts look like Miami others California,, some the ghetto. In the words of Kiera, “Miami and the Ghetto meet tourism.” Anywho so we went to the beach after that for about two hours and I wore spf 15 and got very burnt however I look tanner now. Then we wallowed in our pain for a while. We then went to Victoria Street Market which is very Indian. Then we picked up some South African wine went back to the Penthouse and drank some with the cake that was made for Lauren’s birthday. Then we ate at a seafood restaurant on the beach and I had feesh and chips which I tolerated.

Today, Sunday, was by far the best. We went to brunch again..had some French toast which is not like our French toast here at all. Then we went to a flea market. I bought a fabulous forgiving a little bit Indian shirt. We went back to the apartment and chilled out and did WORK, yes I wrote a couple write up thingys and what not. Then we took a taxi to Gateway mall which is almost the largest mall I’ve been. It has a rock climbing wall and what not. I bought a skirt because we have to wear very conservative things for our rural homestays. I also bought a CD of local music called Bongo Maffin..its great. They asked me if I wanted a packet and I gave them a blank stare. They were asking if I wanted a bag..which by the way if you do you have to pay for them. Its 30 Rand cents (still don’t know how to say that correctly) for a plastic bag. Then we ate there and a moth attacked us. No joke we were eating outside and for like ten minutes this massive moth was attacking our table. The entire restaurant was laughing at us until the waiter shooed it away and it attacked them. Currently we are listening to “I just can’t wait to be king” appropriate.

Some notes:
I took a lot of showers which was fabulous. Actually having water run through your hair and it being hot was miraculous.
South Africans blame us for the gap year..and resent us for their children taking a gap year.
They also listen to all of our music.
I was shot down requesting a song, they said the song was too old and lame when I asked for All the Single Ladies after they played Good Charlotte..whatttt! It was funny. They also played Blue by Eifel 65…interesting.
Also somehow I used up all of the data I had given to me so now I have to pay to skype on my own time so that didn’t last long and this is going to cost me a lot. Also everyone should buy an international calling card online called NobleCom its six cents a minute..then everyone can call me for cheap.
There are a lot of white male good looking surfers around. All very bro-ed out.