So I got to Pietermaritzburg on Wednesday morning after 30hrs of travel and layovers, and went straight to orientation. Pietermaritzburg is the capital city of the region of Kwa-Zulu Natal which was home to the Zulu kingdom. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday were spent pretty much just settling in. There are about 20 American students here, but only 3 of us are from Rutgers. There are also 3 Germans. We've pretty much been hanging out amongst ourselves, but that will change once classes and clubs get under way. Saturday we went on a bus/walking tour of down town Pietermaritzburg which is about 20min away by car. The city is beautiful and choc full of museums and historical cites as well as clubs and cafes, so you know I'll spend quite a bit of time down town. On
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