If something can go wrong in South Africa...it will! Today I had the first of my last set of exams. It is nice to finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. So funny though. About two hours into the exam there was an incessant beeping that did wonders for my concentration. Then, just as I was putting the final touches on my EGS210F mental disgorge the power went out for about 20 minutes. I couldn't help but laugh, and while it didn't do much for my train of thought at the moment it was nice to catch up on some sleep. I felt like I was in preschool again and we were taking nap time. Eventually the power did come back on and we were able to finish the exam. If nothing else South Africa has taught me how to relax and go with the flow. Always expect the unexpected and be prepared to improvise! If you wait until the day your paper is due to print it out, the printer will inevitably be out of paper, or broken, or on lunch break. If you are in lab and need to use an instrument...most of them will be broken, or missing an invaluable part in which case you will again improvise. No one is in a hurry in Cape Town...including all appliances and the Internet. If you need to use the Internet you may as well make a whole day of it because the Internet is so slow. You can practically write your paper while the web page it is loading. In South Africa, things get done at a snails pace...and that is just fine.