We got up early! Surprise and did a two hour campus tour. The campus is gorgeous but they have so many stairs. I had never appreciated flat Texas so much until yesterday and today when my legs and butt hurt so bad from climbing stairs! Some of the group got gym memberships but I totally don't get it, we're walking everyday and my legs/feet HURT!!! It's an intense life up in here. After the campus tour, we ventured to Claremont Mall so that the people who came unprepared could get some shirts and boots. Guess what I did? I ate, again! I eat so much haha. Aba, one of our friends, said "You Americans eat and go to the bathroom more than anyone I know." It's so true! MoFlo hawngry ;-) Next, we were to head for the Groote Schuur Museum where the first heart transplant ever took place. I literally was so stoked I could've cried! We got there and I immediately bought the book with the whole story in it so I could read it while I'm here. I've already finished all my other books ha so I'm in need a good, bloody story right now. Then, our tour guide took us through and showed us the location of the car accident that the donor was in that allowed the heart to be donated. It was intense! She was only 25 and her entire family witnessed her being hit by the car. I can't imagine! Next, we went and saw each of the operating rooms and they had them set up as if it were real life. I felt like I was living Grey's Anatomy. Come on y'all! Is that not legit? I was on cloud nine to say the least! Still am if you can't tell. Next, we got to see the actual hearts! Seriously, they had the actual hearts of the man who received the transplant as well as the donor heart. It was so kool! After that museum, it was off to class. Let me take a moment to comment on the concept of time in Africa. It's quite different. We get to places 45 minutes early because they don't want us to be late but then we didn't even start class for another hour after we got there. When asking someone what time to meet somewhere, you have to ask for a specific time or you could be waiting there for hours by yourself. Just now means in a few hours. Now now means immediately. Just putting that out there. Ok, so class finally started and we got a full run down on how to avoid contracting any diseases or illnesses while we're hear in ZA. It was very informative. Then, we came back to the apartment and my suite mates and I went grocery shopping and made a beautiful dinner. We had quinoa with zucchini, spinach and tomatoes, corn and tomatoes, and garlic chicken. It was so good! After that, we had movie night in apartment 33 and watched Finding Neverland. Seriously such a good movie. So glad we did that...even though I fell asleep!
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