Good Morning!

It has been a stressful few days here in terms of registering for classes and such. I finally completed all of it yesterday afternoon, which was a huge relief. I am taking Philosophy of Psychology and Mind, Psychology of Religion, and Social Injustice and Equality. I am really excited about all of them! I met with the heads of each department and spoke to them for a little and they all said that the courses were great. Although I don't think they would tell me that they weren't good so we will just have to wait and see.

The end of this week was a little crazy. Somehow my credit card information was stolen and Bank of America is not so helpful. They were pretty convinced that I tried to charge 3,000 dollars (American) worth of furniture to my card... I then had a weird allergic reaction to some fruit that I ate and that was another issue. Oh and then a guy tried to steal my watch at a club and when I moved my arm away from him he told me that I hate black people.

Last night I saw Harry Potter with a friend, which was all it has been hyped up to be. I may or may not have cried for 20 minutes at the end of it....haha. And fun fact: in South Africa, the seats for the movies are assigned. We didn't really understand this practice in the beginning and had to move our seats three times until we finally figured out what the deal was. People also don't go into the movie until about 10 minutes into the previews. Check out this article if you're a Harry Potter fan: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2011/07/harry-potter-deathly-hallows-it-all-ends.html.

I am off to a place called Old Biscuit Mill which is a market that happens every Saturday morning in an area called Woodstock. It is supposed to be really nice so I am excited! Then this afternoon my apartment/house compound is going to walk up Signal Hill to see the sunset and drink wine. Sidenote: wine is a HUGE thing here, and it is really cheap!

Love from Africa,
Talia