Meritzburg, South Africa

Yesterday morning, May 30th, we took Baz Bus from Joburg to Maritzburg. We thought it would be a better option than the greyhound since they pick you up from your hostel and it has less stops. We were told the bus would pick us up between 630 and 730. So, we were ready to go at 630 and thats when the bus came. We picked up some other people though and didn't end up actually leaving until 9:30. The bus ride wasn't too bad though because it was only people around our age who were traveling on it and it wasn't full at all. We arrived in PMB around 4:30. We immediately went and stated a load of laundry at a launder mat and then went to see if the hotel had any rooms available. Luckily, it had 1 room available, but only for 1 night because there is a big marathon this weekend that we didn't know about. So we checked into that room and then went to rotate our laundry and get dinner. We got something called Bunny Chow which was Indian food in a bread bowl. It was only 75 cents and really good. We then picked up our laundry and headed back to the hotel. After not having a washer/dryer or fabric softener for months, my clothes smelt so clean and felt so soft. It was amazing! Sarah's friend, Likando, came and met us at our room and luckily he said we could actually start staying with him earlier so not to worry about the hotel being booked. We ended up going to sleep pretty early since we were tired from the long day on the bus. So far, South Africa is a lot different than Tanzania and Kenya. There are a lot more white people and it is more developed. People are also a lot less friendly. Not everybody you pass on the street says hi to you. Although different, so fat I am really liking it. Being in PMB, I am seeing just how different of a study abroad experience Sarah and I had.