The First Day

So, Caitlin and I landed in Cape Town around 9am local time and we got to the hostel (we're staying here for the week and then we'll be moving into a house and two apartments). Everyone slowly arrived throughout the day two by two, in typical Real World fashion. We've decided that this is the new Real World Cape Town and that there better be drama, as long as I'm not involved. Moses, one of our RA's is here, and he took us on a tour of the city. We're about a 15 minute bus ride away from downtown Cape Town. It's a moderately sized downtown area, there's the typical shopping area, business district, club street, etc. Many of the buildings have a very European colonial feel to them and walking around the city definitely reminds you of a European city, with the exception of markets selling small statues of elephants and giraffes. We also went to the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, which is basically a huge mall and a ton of restaurants on the waterfront. The mall definitely had a Diesel store, which was really tempting, but I resisted (plus the prices were like identical to home so it's not even a good deal :-(). I was so exhausted that by the time we came back I had to take a nap, but then we went out to dinner and then came back. Now that everyone's here most of us have just been hanging out and getting to know each other. Fortunately, it hasn't been awkward at all. Everyone seems to be getting along well and I think its going to be an amazing group. I'm not sure if it's a blessing or a curse, but there are only two guys on the trip, with 12 girls, so I guess that just means that I'll be going out a lot. Anyways, I'm rather exhausted. We have orientation tomorrow which starts at 8:30 (uggghhhhhhh!!!!!!!). So, I'm going to bed, even though it's currently 4:45 at home. Good night!

Jason