1) Iced Coffee does not exist. Well, it does, but not in the sense that we think of. Iced Coffee is basically hot coffee poured over ice cream.
2) Bagels are very, very hard to come by. If I do find them, they are awful.
3) Kids here, instead of handshakes or high fives, do this little flip with their thumbs. It's really hard to describe, but it's really adorable.
4) People say "Shap Shap" a lot, which means like cool or yeah or really anything
5) Finals at UCT were very much like Harry Potter's O.W.L's (yeah, I know I'm cool for slipping in a HP reference). They set up in huuuuge rooms with millions of desks and its very serious/formal.
6) They refer to "grades" as "marks," and instead of saying "take" an exam, they say either "write" or "sit" an exam.
7) It's super hot here now! Wow!
8) I've become addicted to milk chocolate here. My two favorites are Cadbury Dairy Milk and something called a Chomp bar. I will miss them both dearly.
That's all I got for general musings. I'm incredibly relieved to be done with finals, and have basically just been hanging around since they've been over. Hello 2 month vacation! I'm feeling very sad about leaving here, I feel like the time has gone by so quickly. I also had to say bye to my CHOSA kids recently, which was an intensely emotional experience that solidified the fact that I really am leaving. Sorry to be negative, because I am also thrilled to be going home to the fam and Sami and iced coffee and bagels and Chipotle and free internet and no airtime for cell phones etc. But I think everyone gets the mixed emotions. That's all for now, going to go soak up some rays! Preview for the next post: I may be going shark cage diving, plus I may put up more pictures of my CHOSA darlings. That's all.
Jules
Here in LA we are eager for your return!!!!!!!!
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