Just as I was about to post this last night, I heard this loud, awful noise. It sounded like a car alarm but intensified by 10. Then we opened the front door and it was times 100. I've never been to Tornado Alley, but I'm pretty sure this is almost what it would sound like. Turns out it was a fire drill and we had to evacuate for 20 minutes, sign a paper, and go back inside. A fire drill. Weirdest fire drill of my life.
Anyway, yesterday was a public holiday so we didn't have class. It was Heritage Day/ National Braai Day. We woke up pretty early and then decided to start braai-ing around 10:30am. I've talked about braai-ing before, but I don't know that I've explained how long it takes. First, you have to set up your wood and then you light a piece of white styrofoamy/chalk thing and throw it in.You have to get a full fire going then let it burn down to smoldering cinders. The process takes anywhere from half an hour to two hours, then you throw the food on. We had lamb and chicken, but a couple other people braai'd more stuff like green beans and potatoes and burgers.
We sat outside all day because the weather was amazing. It would've been really nice to have had lawn games like cornhole or frisbee or a football, but we still had fun. We started our second fire around 4:30 and ate at a little after 6, and then sat around the fire until 9. That was when we decided to go to bed, but the fire drill had other plans for us. Luckily, Braai Day didn't lead to a real fire but they could've picked a more appropriate time.
Hope everyone back home is enjoying the start of fall! We'll have to bring braai-ing to America for next year's tailgating!
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