#include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
const int maxn = 1e3 + 10;
int x[maxn];
int main(){
int n,ans = 1;
scanf("%d",&n);
for(int i = 0;i < n;++i) scanf("%d",&x[i]);
for(int i = 1;i < n;++i)
if(x[i] != x[i - 1]) ans++;
printf("%d\n",ans);
return 0;
}