n = int(input()) list1 = list(map(int, input().split())) num = 0 if n != 0: num = num + 1 for i in range(1, n): if list1[i] != list1[i-1]: num = num + 1 print(num)
n = int(input()) list1 = list(map(int, input().split())) num = 0 if n != 0: num = num + 1 for i in range(1, n): if list1[i] != list1[i-1]: num = num + 1 print(num)