And that is that

OBAMA WINS! 

That's the news I woke up to this morning.  Phew!  I'm good with that.  Please let him help out students and student loans and wave some magic wand... or something like that.  But no really.  I'm glad campaigning is over.  Now back to business.  This was the first time I voted.  I tried last election but somehow messed up my voter registration or something.  Fail.  But now I've officially voted!  WOO HOOO!  POWER!  I just have to stop and remind myself that women in some parts of the world have no rights (or really people for that matter) and here I am equal and voting.  Yay America!  Since coming here, I've really developed a pride for America.  Legit.  I love her quite a bit.    I don't really enjoy arguing over politics, nor do I pretend to know a great deal about it, so I'm not here to preach to you about whether Obama is good or bad but I am here to say  YAY AMERICA!  She may have her problems but I'm still lucky to be apart of the "American Family."

Anywho, today was a great day!

I ended up not going to Mokolodi because the manager wasn't there and we didn't have anything to do.  I enjoyed my morning and then went to French at 8am.  After french, I met up with some girls and headed to airport junction.  It is the newest mall in Gabs and I had never been there.  It is really nice and fancy.  Their grocery store had price tags that were digital.  I've never seen that before!  We went to a small cafe, ate lunch, and studied.  It was relaxing!  I had an amazing meal and we split a piece of cheesecake!  YUM! 

This afternoon I successfully avoided completing a lab report while snacking on carrots and peanut butter.  You may think that sounds bad but it's good!  I think peanut butter on anything is pretty darn good.  Yes, I may have an addiction.

I went for a run with the group I've been attempting to run with.  I say attempting because they are all beast and they push me to my limit.  I guess this is a good thing.  There is only one way to get better.  Until then... Just keep running... just keep running.... just keep running.....  It's a love/hate relationship.  During the run, I'm hating it and highly disliking them and their mad skills and then we reach the end and I'm like WOOO HOOO.  Yeah, that's right!  I just ran that!  What now??!!!  Bring it!! 

Tonight, I continued to successfully avoid completing a lab report by attending movie night.   We watched Pirates 4, ate pineapple, and drank mochas.  What a good night! 

I'm really going to miss my leisurely ways here.  Too much more of this and I won't be able to adjust back into the western culture!

As a side note, can I just say it is really, really hot!  It reached 100 here today and with no air in my room it's a bit on the toasty side.  I would open my windows to let in a breeze but in with the breeze comes angry, ninja, unfair fighting mosquitos.  Even with bug spray, they still get in a few bites here and there.  It's quite an experience. We asked a lady on the combi today if it gets hotter than today.  She said yes, much worse!  Eke.  I hope she was exaggerating! 

Well, I suppose I should go lay in bed and sweat,  I mean sleep!  Tomorrow is the last Thursday I'll ever attend undergrad!  WOO HOO!

Until Next Time!

I'll leave you with my favorite quote from bama's victory speech. 

 "I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting."

 Yep!  it's a cool quote right?!  Keep hope and keep believing!  Unlikely, crazy, good things can happen!

  I'm in Africa, aren't I? :)