Sunday May 22nd: Jenny and I had been running around like crazy and I came down with a cold, plus the weather was kind of icky, so we just stayed in for the day. I read and Jenny did some work on her assignments. Nothing overly exciting. On Monday Jenny and I ran around and did a bunch of errands on campus and around town (I may or may not have stopped by the gift shop at the rugby stadium). We had to stop by the med school campus for Jenny to pick up some readings, so we also went to Obs (Observatory) which is nearby. It's this cool area with all these sort of beatnik shops and restaurants. We stopped for lunch and had some pizza, which is not at all the same, but still yummy. We also went in to this store that sells all sorts of nuts, dried fruits, spices, grains, as well as Dutch pastries (yum!). I I picked up some caramelized macadamia nuts, which were unfortunately not nearly as good as they sounded. On Tuesday, Jenny had an all day class so I basically stayed in bed all day, getting up briefly to watch E! True Hollywood Story as I pretty much felt like my sinuses were going to explode. Today was much more interesting. I wasn't feeling quite 100% yet, but better enough to go out without horking on everyone. Jenny and I took a minibus into town and went to the District 6 Museum. It gives a history of this really interesting part of Capetown which I am sure I will not explain properly, however I will try to give a basic idea. A lot of different cultural groups were living in this neighborhood and getting along relatively well, which wasn't happening in other areas. During Apartheid, all blacks and coloureds were forced out of their homes and into different areas based on race. This area was preserved to a certain extent and a museum was established over the past few years. The whole situation is much more complicated and interesting, but that's my brief and probably somewhat inaccurate explanation. If you're interested, you can check out their website at www.districtsix.co.za . Afterwards we went to the shopping centre to catch a movie and get some lunch. I also managed to pick up some cold medicine which I had been previously unable to do and got sinutabs as they were the only non-sketchy looking drugs I could find. I subsequently ended up stoned out of my tree and sort of walking around aimlessly bumping into things. I got a giant coke and perked up a bit before the movie. We went to see Red Dust, which is a a South African production with Hilary Swank about the post-Apartheid Truth and Reconciliation trials. It was absolutely amazing and I highly recommend that anyone see it if it comes to Canada or it eventually pops up on DVD. It was a really interesting take on the political situation here and really moving. Anyways, right now we're just hanging out here watching TV. We are getting our car tomorrow, so we'll be able to go out in the evenings. Keep the postings coming! I love hearing from all of you!!!

Val: Any chance you're going to be in London on June 11th?
Leslie: Were you able to mail that letter to the states that I had left?
Annie: I want boy related news.

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