Passing the Torch

So, we went to this really great pizza place for dinner that is like a five minute walk away. Apparently, our hostel is in this really Bohemian part of town called Observatory (or Obz for short) and there are a ton of UCT medical students who live around here, since the hospital is only a ten minute walk away. So, just three blocks down is a popular street with a lot of restaurants and cafes and clubs, which we have definitely been utilizing. Tonight, Moses told us that we absolutely had to go to this bar for karaoke night, and it would be a karaoke battle between the old IES students who have been studying abroad this past semester (IES is the organization that runs study abroad programs all over the world, and the students here this semester are just finishing up "writing exams") and us newbies. Well, there wasn't much of a competition; they pretty much blew us out of the water, both with their singing abilities and their drinking abilities, but I definitely held my own on the dance floor (Single Ladies anyone?) Anyways, it was sooooooo much fun. I pretty much made besties with on of the IES girls who's graduating, and, as she has been going to this bar for karaoke night every week for the last six months, we decided that they would pass the IES torch and it is now our new tradition to go there every Tuesday for the next six weeks. Well, we just got back and I'm exhausted, so I'm off to bed (I really hope Nate doesn't snore, I don't need another roommate who snores). Tomorrow, we're doing our second day of orientation and we get to go into some of the townships (more or less large, race-segregated ghettos that still remain as a result of apartheid) so I'm a little nervous but really excited to see how everyone interacts. I'm off to bed, so, till then.

Jason