Durban and other weekend adventures...

So this weekend, being one of my last weekends around (time just went into hyper speed and i don't know what is going on) me and my friends decided to take one of the study break days and head down to Durban to the beach to go for a little surf lesson.

First we walked around and did some shopping i tried on some killer bright purple pants and spent most of the afternoon regretting that i didn't buy them, but anyway. We walked around this area called "The Workshop" and another area called "Victoria Street Market" which is part of the Indian district in Durban. Did you know that Durban has the largest Indian population outside of India. Weird right... so far away.

But then we headed down to the Ushaka beach and had a surf lesson with this guy named Sean (who will come up later in the next post so watch out). He was this super hyper 49 year old man, who was super tan and had awful teeth. Me and my friend Michelle put on our rash guards (those tight shirts you have to wear) as we listened to instructions. It was kind of a cool day, but the Indian Ocean is always warm and we set out down the beach. The surfboards we used were a little cushy for beginners and we set off. In the beginning he pushed us to help us get up and i got up right away. After like one fall i rode about 4 waves all the way to the beach. I was having a great time. Then he made me catch my own waves by swimming and standing up at the right time. Not so easy, but i caught a few of them. I had so much fun (not to toot my own horn but i think I'm a natural) i want to go back before I have to go home, we'll see. Hang Ten dude.

The next adventure of the weekend was the equivilent of the county fair called the Royal Show in Pietermaritzburg. It was held at the Royal Showgrounds, i know it sounds funny, and there was a bunch of agricultural exhibits and rides, and food, and random random things. We got there towards the end of the day and went right to this area where there was live music to meet some friends. There were 4 opening bands, some good, some bad and then the main act, this huge band in South Africa called Prime Circle played. They were awful, sounded kind of like Nickelback and Creed, and i thought i was going to vomit, but itleast there was really good people watching going on and all the South Africans LOVED it. I guess they just don't know what good music is.

It was fun to see how a concert here would be compared to home, and the verdict... they are the same. People spread out blankets the lawn and sing really loud. Two of the opening bands were pretty cool. One of the guys the girls i was with even knew him. But anway... live music is fun regardless of its Nickelback sound.