Okay, it has been several days
since I have blogged so I must blog now. Nothing has really changed in the last
couple of days. This past weekend was the most interesting in terms of fun
stuff like bungie jumping, but in the last couple of days, nothing special. In
the last couple of days, we have been working in the hospitals and learning a
lot about TB (Tuberculosis) and HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). HIV and TB
are the two most common diseases here in t he
South Africa and I wonder why. Smoking and Drinking are two common acts here in
South Africa and TB is usually caused by smoking. But my question is, in the
US, we have several Americans who smoke and don’t contract TB has fast and
rapid as does here in the South Africa. Its interesting.
Now, before I left America, I was
informed about something called Culture Shock. At the time, I had no idea what
that was or even would feel like. Well, let me tell you, I feel it! I am
starting to miss a lot of small things that I have in the US. I am beginning to
get irritated with how they treat women and men here in South Africa. I am
getting irritated with the driving laws and regulations. Today is Mendella day
and I am a little worried with how this country will respond to this day. The
inner workings of the hospitals are beginning to get a little irritating. There
are a lot of things that I miss and I know its culture shock because here in
South Africa, they absolulety believe in in putting Butter and Margin on just
about everything and its getting really disgusting. I have asked my homestay
mother several times to not put butter on our PEA NUT BUTTER AND JELLY
SANDWHICH (right, disgusting!) and she still does it because it is a part of
her culture. It is things that I am not use to that is getting to me lol! But I
know that this will be so beneficial for me when I return. I was in the shower
and I told myself that I cannot wait until classes start, but then I soon
realized that I will be taking Organic Chemistry and soon began to appreciate where
I am.
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