Idiot Abroad

Monday
Monday was a lazy day.  I was done with classes by 9, so I went for a run in really foggy and fabulous conditions.  It felt good to get moving.  After chilling with some friends and getting some "me" time in in the sun, Anna and I went to see our RA play in a soccer game.   It was our res hall against the neighboring one, grudge match!
Zola's match was just a warm up for the real game between UWC and another university, this one from the Eastern Cape.  It was really fun to be a part of the crowd.  We ended up loosing by two and spectacularly blowing a handful of point blank, open net shots.  ouch.  OH!  and the crowd had vuvuzelas! A lot of them!  they were really loud and played in time with the songs and chants everyone knew.   And the moon was HUGE and orange.  After the game Anna and I watched an episode of "Idiot Abroad", which is really a fantastic show. If you haven't had the chance to check it out, you should.  Maybe it's due to my current status, but I can't get enough.  Nothing like laughing at someone who is floundering even more than you are!
Tuesday
On Tuesday I spoke up in class.  My answer was not the answer my professor was looking for (she was splitting hairs) but my accent make me the most interesting person in the class.  I had many people waiting to meet me after the lecture concluded.  After my brush with popularity I continued the tradition of reading in the sun, and met a new person, Damien, who told me that the most expensive pine you could buy in South Africa was Oregon Pine.  So go team!!!  For dinner Anna and I had the great fortune of going to Stellenbosch with Anna's father for another wonderful meal.  I got the "deboned oxtail" and really, did not know what to expect.  What it turned out to be was a baseball sized orb of meat.  Basically they had taken the oxtail meat off of the bone, seasoned it, and then wrapped it in bacon before roasting it.  The result was quite impressive and yummy.  The bacon trapped in the juices and all that good stuff, so there was a lot of flavor and great texture involved.  After dinner I came home and caught up on Crossfit youtube videos.  So excited for the Games to start!!!  #sorrynotsorry  Tomorrow I have my IES course and I will be sitting in on my first Afrikaans lecture.  Good money's on an hour of complete confusion.

Totsiens!  and drukkies from SA!