So, I'm learning some new South African terms. For example, "fresher" means freshman or first year student; "braai" means barbecue; and "varsity" means school.
On Thursday I hiked up to varsity for a braai with the freshers. It was much colder than we expected and the wind was really blowing. When we finally got to the rugby field for the braai, it was packed--tons of freshers. There was a big stage and long, long lines for free food. For the Trinity community reading this, it was a mix between the Spring Weekend concert and the crazy bbq which always follow. . .Even though it was discouraging, we stood in the long lines for food; when we finally got our food it was sooo windy that we tried to seek cover by sitting between some cars and a wall. We were not particularly successful. After much laughing over the craziness of the situation, we ended up eating at a restaurant. Even though it was kind of horrible, we ended up having a good time and laughing about our first experience at a braai.
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The braai sounds fun. Anything in it that's different from your typical American BBQ?
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