Today was Tuesday and the second day of classes. I really only had one class because the first day of statistics was cancelled. Can't say I was sad about that one... But yeah, I had the 300 level Geography class, which was interesting for sure. Overall it does not appear to be that strenuous, but perhaps (again) I am being over confident! In the geo class the students and professor talked a bit about what they think will happen when Mandela dies. Pretty much the only thing they all agreed on was that it was coming soon. Beyond that, opinions varied from "nothing but a large parade" to "rioting and mass killings of coloureds and whites" [SIDENOTE: yes, the term coloured is used. It's different than black]. I am hoping the latter was not right. Most people just said that they were afraid of what would happen. Hopefully he will live forever!
One thing that has been made obvious to me me here, is that there are somethings I just do not have the context to understand. One of those things is South Africa's relationship with Mandela. We don't have a person of equal significance in the United States as far as I know.
I went for a quick run today which was nice, but harder than I remember it being. If I had known I would be running so much I would have brought new running shoes rather than sambas. But it was good to get moving. Then I steamed some broccoli and carrots and ate them with the leftover rice and chicken from yesterday. It was really easy and yummy!
So that's all for today, I am going to bed early, yet again, and getting used to it. Still about 50 pages from the end of 100 Years of Solitude. It's kinda crazy to admit this, but I can't wait to start getting school work so I have something to keep me busy when I want it to. I'm ready to be occupied. And super excited for my Africana Philosophy course tomorrow! One of the main topics is (predictably) race. Nearly beside myself with the potential for discussion. What a perfect class to take here, where I actually understand nothing.
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