First Week of Classes- Done!

As of 9:30 this morning, I have finished my first week of classes here at UKZN. Monday seems like ages ago. It has been quite a long week. From finding my class rooms (called venues here) to finding out that I was registered for three random classes instead of my selected ones, it's been great but draining.
I've now worked out my schedule (yay!) I am able to stay in the African Music and Dance Ensemble because I found another 8 credit course (2 AU credits)- a vocal ensemble called UKZN Voices. The proposed time for UKZN Voices fits in my schedule and as long as it doesn't change, I will be set. This also means that I can stop going to the extra class- African Politics, even though it was also getting interesting. It should be nice, I think, to have 3 classroom classes and 2 music ensembles. The music professor who signed off on my ensembles said, "so you're here to get some culture." Haha, yes I am, I just hope that doesn't mean that I didn't start with any?
All the classes were very basic this week, as students are still shuffling their classes around, so it was mostly talk about general concepts. Next week things should be getting more specific and I'll be getting some course packs and books. Without real homework yet, I spend my off time sitting outside with friends, reading for leisure, or figuring out the rest of my life here, which also takes up alot of time.
Last night I went to find out more information about the Underwater Club (ie scuba) here and I'm almost positive that I will do the two week course. It consists of classroom and pool training and an exam, and then a three day weekend of qualifying dives in Sodwana Bay, one of the top 20 dive sites. The cost is so much less than it would be in the US, and if I like it (which I think I will) I can do other dives with the club, locally or farther away. The people who run the course seem very nice and flexible and a few of my friends are also going to do it. What a great place to learn, right?
I'm also planning on joining the Residences soccer league, where I'd play with people from my building. I think it's mostly pick-up style games but hopefully I'll have better luck than with intramural at AU, where the first season we had to play in the boys' league with an all girls team, or the second season when half the games were rained out and not rescheduled.
I'll also have to find time to do my reading and homework....
This weekend though I'm going on a unique trip. One of the students here, named Brian, has an uncle getting married this weekend about 45 minutes from here. On Saturday there is a church wedding with white dress, etc. and on Sunday, there is the traditional Zulu wedding, with traditonal music, dress, and food. Brian was kind enough to organize a group of international students to go to the wedding and experience it all. Some of the rest of us heard about it and they were able to make room for more people to go (including me). We have transport and housing taken care of and it should be really exciting and very different!