After watching the 3rd-years learn to draw blood a few times and set up a drip, our gastroenterology doctors were scheduled for surgery. Unfortunately, both theaters had the max number of people observing from the room so we were directed to the observation room above the surgical table. The surgery involved the removal of lymph glands in a males armpit. Since there was no communication from the theater to the observation room, I'm not quite sure why this surgery was performed.
View from the observatory room
Our class following lunch was about the law process and the progressive attempts of the government to create a better and more efficient healthcare system for the citizens of South Africa. While completely irrelevant to us, I found it pretty interesting with courtesy to the professor. He was the type of teach found in high schools that gives each student a nickname based off something they said, wore, or did. So, of course, it didn't take long for me to earn the nickname "Dr. USA."
Friday night was meant to be a pizza and wine night, but Sami, Cherade, Nishana (Cherade's sister), and I went to a restaurant called Kalahari instead in search of a "Cheetah Burger." Obviously (or it should be obvious), this burger is not made of cheetah meat, but it's just a giant burger. We discovered that sharing a Cheetah Burger is not allowed so the waiter suggested some other type of giant burger we could all share, and giant it was.
An awesome looking drink Nishana ordered for us
Using my hand as a size reference
It has 7 burgers inside and was only R100 ($10) split between four of us. Why don't they have these in America...
During our pizza and wine night, the South Africans decided it was time for us to experience their nightlife dance club scene. It was pretty similar to the bars back home, except girls and guys didn't really dance with each other, and any upbeat song ever recorded was bound to be played. For example, they played: YMCA, The Cha Cha Slide, Afrikaans songs, Tsunami by DVBBS & Borgeous (very techno...and very awesome), Dark Horse by Katy Perry, etc. After this we went next door to another club/bar that had a neon/glow-in-the-dark theme that was definitely only for college aged people, and extremely similar to the US.
We were warned by the App State students who went on this trip last year that the bars have a dress code and may turn you away if you're too casual, but that didn't seem to be an issue in the least bit.
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