#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#define endl '\n'
using namespace std;
int main() {
ios_base::sync_with_stdio(false);
cin.tie(NULL);
int n , cnt = 1;
cin >> n;
string c , p;
cin >> p;
for(int i = 1; i < n - 1; ++i)
{
cin >> c;
if(c != p)
{
++cnt;
}
p = c;
}
cout << cnt << endl;
return 0;
}
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