African Adventures

Once, on a very rainy day, I was in the Bragg cluster doing some work with Paulina and her other friend from Africa, Yvonne. Was typing away steadily in a T-shirt when Paulina and Yvonne came up with their coats on:

"Ruth, we're leaving," Paulina said with the funniest expression, "It's too cold here, and we're African. We can't stand it... I'm going home."

Paulina's always so funny and she always makes me laugh. Giggling, I said, "But you're Belgian!" (She's born in Africa but has lived in Belgium for fifteen years).

"Oh no Ruth, that doesn't count. I'm freezing to death here, my blood is African. See you," and she and Yvonne made a hasty exit!

So after dinner today, Paulina and I made our way to the warmest cluster in the University (at Paulina's insistence), which was a long, winding road to the Health Sciences Building, which I'd never stepped into before. It was nice and warm, but it closed at 8, so we decided to go to the library, which closed at midnight. Bumped into Yvonne on the sixth floor, so we headed out of the library together.

I was all for going to the Bragg cluster because it was closer to halls, but Paulina told me that she'd bring us someplace warm. So we trekked halfway around the university to the Textiles cluster, where I am now. And it is nice and warm. And Paulina says that I must hang around more with Africans, because they know where all the good food and warm places are. Which made me laugh. Maybe sometime we can go to Nando's together.