Registration day

So I made it through what was supposed to be my worst experience at UCT. Registration. We were told that the cues (aka lines) would be ridiculously long and we would have to wait for hours to register for classes. See the thing is, Cape Town and especially UCT is not technologically advanced. All work for registration and anything else you can think of is done all on paper!! Computers are used for email and research but rarely for the easier things such as registration. Edward had told me that he waited in the cues for 3 hours when he first registered so i was definitly not looking forward to it. Fortunatly for us, all full time students register for all the classes at the beginning of the year so we didnt have to wait long at all. After about 2 hours, I had registered for my classes both on paper and then on the computer (go figure), gotten my lovely UCT student ID card, and got my new password for the network. Not bad at all. After everyone was done with registration, most of the CIEE students went on a tour of some of the volunteer sites offered. We visited The Arch, which is a homeless shelter, school, and drug rehab center, a TB hospital, and a school program called LEAP. I think I am going to do The Arch and LEAP if everything works out. The Arch was Christian based which I liked and very well organized which was also a plus. The TB hospital was very well taken care of and successful but I don't think I would volunteer there. Then LEAP is a math and science program that includes volunteer mentors and tutors for kids in high school. This program seemed great and I would really love to become a mentor as long as the times work out. Ill definitly keep you all updated on how everything works out.

Weekend plans: Today at 1.30 all CIEE students are meeting to go to a soccer game around the Cape Town area. My host family was very jealous when I said I was going but of course I forgot the names of the teams playing so ill let you know when i find out. Then Laurens birthday is monday so we are going out tonight to celebrate. I think the plan is sushi and then dancing. Tomorrow we are going to a crafts market which is apparently filled with artsy things and african treasures. Then monday is the beginning of classes!!! miss and love you all xoxoxo

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