import java.util.Scanner; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in); sc.nextLine(); int ret = 1; String line = sc.nextLine(), cur = ""; for (String l : line.split(" ")) { if (cur.equals("")) { cur = l; } else { if (!l.equals(cur)) { ret++; cur = l; } } } System.out.println(ret); } }