Sunday, June 3, 2012

Dancing the Night Away

Hi friends,

I am happy to report that South Africans sure know how to dance and drink their beer, haha.  Tonight Asellah, Munya, and I went out to The Barn, a pub and night club on campus.  I must say, we had an awesome night!   The Barn is a nice bar, with a pool table, outdoor hangout area, and a dance floor.  The music was PERFECT.  Earlier in the night, the DJ played a lot of "house music", which is kind of like techno but with more bass and rhythm.  Then they started to mix in night club music I am used to back home, which was awesome.  My sister has been telling me for years that I am rhythmically challenged and not a good dancer, but I still got my groove on tonight.  :)  I must say though that South Africans have great rhythm and are great dancers.

Alcohol in South Africa is a bit different than back home.  I don't recognize many of the brands.  About $10 can buy you over 2 liters of draught beer, which I think is pretty good.  I kept seeing students buy a crate of beer--yes a full crate.  You just go up to the bar and ask for a crate and they give you one (with 12 beers).  Mind you, the beer bottles are bigger here--not just the typical size back home.  Back home, a standard beer is 12 ounces, here it is 16 ounces.  Pretty crazy if you ask me!

Overall, The Barn was a fun time and I will definitely be going back.  It is nice that there is a bar on campus since transportation, especially at night, is not easy and can be expensive. :)

For a taste of South African house music, listen to the song Heavenly Sent by Mi Casa (love it!):  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjL0edwOh_I


Keep dancing,
--Kaity

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