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May 12, 2006
This entry is not for the squeamish.
So last Sunday I was making a big pot of delicious chilli for myself. We have these really crappy can openers here and this can of kidney beans just would not open. There was a small segment of tin left uncut on one side and I decided that I would bend it back and forth until it broke and I could retrieve my beans. As I was doing so, I thought to myself that I would probably cut myself, but then I thought, "Nah... I'll be fine." And as soon as that thought passed through my head, the can popped open and my right pinky finger got a nice, deep slice. Fortunately, one of the house's South African friends with a car was free, and he took me to the emergency room. It was fabulous; I now have 4 stitches in my finger, and wore a silly-looking bandage until yesterday.
[the cut! two days after initial injury]
[My silly bandage in action!]
It's pretty funny, all around. It's just unfortunate that one of my rare instances of irresponsibility had to cost me R800(equivalent to about $135).
In other news, I have travel plans for after classes end and before exams start; I will go up to Namibia for a few days and then travel back to Zimbabwe, where I will make my way down from Vic Falls to Bulwayo and get to see a lot more of the country than I did last time. Should be excellent.
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May 04, 2006
The countdown begins (again).
It has dawned on me that I'll be home in six and a half weeks. So little time, so much to do. At this point, I'm getting going on the end of semester papers -- I have 3 long papers and 1 short paper due in the next 3 weeks. I am trying to plan some travelling before and after my exams, which will be on June 7, 8, and 9.
I can't believe how little time there is. I definitely need to take advantage of my UCT club memberships before I go. I haven't been surfing in several weeks, but I am sure to go next week and the following weeks. I have a lot of skill to gain before I'm back to ocean-less Ohio, so I better brush up as quickly as possible.
[Muizenberg, the town where we take surfing lessons - this is the beach at which we [try to] surf.]
[Colleen, one of my fellow interstudy friends, and me.]
I'm a bit apprehensive about exams, however; they do count for about 50% of the final grade, so there is no room to mess around. I'm sure I'll be fine, but with trying to take advantage of travel opportunities before I go, I might not leave a lot of time for studying or for packing my belongings at the end of my stay. I'm sure it will all work out, but there will be no time for rest.
It's amazing how short one semester can be.
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