#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <cstdio>
using namespace std;
int main() {
int n,ntemp;
cin >> n;
ntemp = n;
int ans = 0;
string pres;
while (ntemp--) {
string s;
cin >> s;
if(ntemp==n){
pres = s;
}
else {
if (pres != s) {
ans++;
pres = s;
}
}
}
cout << ans << endl;
//system("pause");
return 0;
}