//include
//------------------------------------------
#include <vector>
#include <list>
#include <map>
#include <set>
#include <deque>
#include <queue>
#include <stack>
#include <bitset>
#include <algorithm>
#include <functional>
#include <numeric>
#include <utility>

#include <sstream>
#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cmath>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <cctype>
#include <string>
#include <cstring>
#include <ctime>

#include <stdexcept>

using namespace std;

// type alias
using ll = long long;
using ull = unsigned long long;

//conversion
//------------------------------------------
inline int toint(string s) { int v; istringstream sin(s); sin >> v; return v; }
template<class t> inline string tostring(t x) { ostringstream sout; sout << x; return sout.str(); }

//debug
#define DUMP(x)  cerr << #x << " = " << (x) << endl
#define DEBUG(x) cerr << #x << " = " << (x) << " (l" << __line__ << ")" << " " << __file__ << endl

inline ll floor(ll a, ull b)
{
	ll llb = b;
	if (a >= 0)
	{
		return a / llb;
	}
	else
	{
		return - ( (-a + llb - 1) / llb);
	}
}

inline ll ceil(ll a, ull b)
{
	ll llb = b;
	if (a >= 0)
	{
		return (a + llb - 1) / llb;
	}
	else
	{
		return - (-a / llb);
	}
}

inline ll get_lowest_one_bit(ll a)
{
	return a & (-a);
}

inline ll get_highest_one_bit(ll a)
{
	while ((a & (a - 1)) != 0)
	{
		a = a & (a - 1);
	}
	return a;
}

inline bool is_power2(ull a)
{
	if (a == 0)
	{
		return false;
	}
	return !(a & (a - 1));
}

inline ll get_specified_bit(ll a, unsigned bit)
{
	return (a & (1LL << bit)) >> bit;
}

// computational complexity: o(log(max(a, b))) 
inline ull get_gcd(ull a, ull b)
{
	if (b == 0)
	{
		return a;
	}
	return get_gcd(b, a % b);
}

template<class Integer>
inline Integer get_power(Integer base, ull exponential)
{
	Integer result = 1;
	while (exponential >= 1)
	{
		if (exponential & 1)
		{
			result = result * base;
		}
		base = base * base;
		exponential >>= 1;
	}

	return result;
}

template <class Integer>
class ResidueInteger
{
private:
	Integer mod_;
	Integer n_;
	static Integer global_mod_;

	// computational complexity: o(log(max(a, b))) 
	static inline pair<Integer, Integer> getBezoutsIdentitySolution(Integer a, Integer b)
	{
		if (b == 0)
		{
			return { 1, 0 };
		}
		auto sol = getBezoutsIdentitySolution(b, a % b);
		return { sol.second, sol.first - (a / b) * sol.second };
	}

public:
	Integer getModValue(const Integer& n) const
	{
		return (n % mod_ + mod_) % mod_;
	}

	// computational complexity: o(log(max(n, mod))) 
	inline Integer getModInverse(const Integer& n) const
	{
		auto sol = getBezoutsIdentitySolution(n, mod_);
		if (n * sol.first + mod_ * sol.second != 1)
		{
			return -1;
		}
		return getModValue(sol.first);
	}

	ResidueInteger() : mod_(global_mod_), n_(getModValue(0)) {}
	ResidueInteger(Integer n) : mod_(global_mod_), n_(getModValue(n)) {}
	ResidueInteger(Integer n, Integer mod) : mod_(mod), n_(getModValue(n)) {}

	inline ResidueInteger operator+(const ResidueInteger& rhs) const
	{
		if (this->mod_ != rhs.mod_)
		{
			throw invalid_argument("The mods of both operands should be equal.");
		}
		return { this->n_ + rhs.n_, this->mod_ };
	}
	inline ResidueInteger operator+(const Integer& rhs) const
	{
		return { this->n_ + getModValue(rhs), this->mod_ };
	}
	friend inline ResidueInteger operator+(const Integer& lhs, const ResidueInteger& rhs)
	{
		return { rhs.getModValue(lhs) + rhs.n_, rhs.mod_ };
	}
	inline ResidueInteger& operator+=(const ResidueInteger& rhs)
	{
		if (this->mod_ != rhs.mod_)
		{
			throw invalid_argument("The mods of both operands should be equal.");
		}
		this->n_ = getModValue(this->n_ + rhs.n_);
		return *this;
	}
	inline ResidueInteger& operator+=(const Integer& rhs)
	{
		this->n_ = getModValue(this->n_ + getModValue(rhs));
		return *this;
	}

	inline ResidueInteger operator-(const ResidueInteger& rhs) const
	{
		if (this->mod_ != rhs.mod_)
		{
			throw invalid_argument("The mods of both operands should be equal.");
		}
		return { this->n_ - rhs.n_, this->mod_ };
	}
	inline ResidueInteger operator-(const Integer& rhs) const
	{
		return { this->n_ - getModValue(rhs), this->mod_ };
	}
	friend inline ResidueInteger operator-(const Integer& lhs, const ResidueInteger& rhs)
	{
		return { rhs.getModValue(lhs) - rhs.n_, rhs.mod_ };
	}
	inline ResidueInteger& operator-=(const ResidueInteger& rhs)
	{
		if (this->mod_ != rhs.mod_)
		{
			throw invalid_argument("The mods of both operands should be equal.");
		}
		this->n_ = getModValue(this->n_ - rhs.n_);
		return *this;
	}
	inline ResidueInteger& operator-=(const Integer& rhs)
	{
		this->n_ = getModValue(this->n_ - getModValue(rhs));
		return *this;
	}

	inline ResidueInteger operator*(const ResidueInteger& rhs) const
	{
		if (this->mod_ != rhs.mod_)
		{
			throw invalid_argument("The mods of both operands should be equal.");
		}
		return { this->n_ * rhs.n_, this->mod_ };
	}
	inline ResidueInteger operator*(const Integer& rhs) const
	{
		return { this->n_ * getModValue(rhs), this->mod_ };
	}
	friend inline ResidueInteger operator*(const Integer& lhs, const ResidueInteger& rhs)
	{
		return { rhs.getModValue(lhs) * rhs.n_, rhs.mod_ };
	}
	inline ResidueInteger& operator*=(const ResidueInteger& rhs)
	{
		if (this->mod_ != rhs.mod_)
		{
			throw invalid_argument("The mods of both operands should be equal.");
		}
		this->n_ = getModValue(this->n_ * rhs.n_);
		return *this;
	}
	inline ResidueInteger& operator*=(const Integer& rhs)
	{
		this->n_ = getModValue(this->n_ * getModValue(rhs));
		return *this;
	}

	inline ResidueInteger operator/(const ResidueInteger& rhs) const
	{
		if (this->mod_ != rhs.mod_)
		{
			throw invalid_argument("The mods of both operands should be equal.");
		}
		return { this->n_ * getModInverse(rhs.n_), this->mod_ };
	}
	inline ResidueInteger operator/(const Integer& rhs) const
	{
		return { this->n_ * getModInverse(getModValue(rhs)), this->mod_ };
	}
	friend inline ResidueInteger operator/(const Integer& lhs, const ResidueInteger& rhs)
	{
		return { rhs.getModValue(lhs) * rhs.getModInverse(rhs.n_), rhs.mod_ };
	}
	inline ResidueInteger& operator/=(const ResidueInteger& rhs)
	{
		if (this->mod_ != rhs.mod_)
		{
			throw invalid_argument("The mods of both operands should be equal.");
		}
		this->n_ = getModValue(this->n_ * getModInverse(rhs.n_));
		return *this;
	}
	inline ResidueInteger& operator/=(const Integer& rhs)
	{
		this->n_ = getModValue(this->n_ * getModInverse(getModValue(rhs)));
		return *this;
	}

	inline bool operator==(const ResidueInteger& rhs) const
	{
		return (this->n_ == rhs.n_) && (this->mod_ == rhs.mod_);
	}
	inline bool operator==(const Integer& rhs) const
	{
		return this->n_ == getModValue(rhs);
	}
	friend bool operator==(const Integer& lhs, const ResidueInteger& rhs)
	{
		return rhs.getModValue(lhs) == rhs.n_;
	}

	Integer getN() const { return n_; }

	friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& lhs, const ResidueInteger& rhs)
	{
		return lhs << rhs.n_;
	}

	friend std::istream& operator>>(std::istream& lhs, ResidueInteger& rhs)
	{
		lhs >> rhs.n_;
		return lhs;
	}
};
using rll = ResidueInteger<ll>;
ll mod = 1000000007ll;
template<> ll rll::global_mod_ = mod;



using Edge = pair<ll, ll>;
struct Graph
{
	ll vertex_count;
	vector<Edge> edges;
	Graph() : vertex_count(0), edges(0) {}
};

// 始点 s から終点 t への最大フローを返します。
// 距離 capacities の各要素は非負である必要があります。
ll edmonds_karp(const Graph& graph, const vector<ll>& capacities, ll s, ll t)
{
	using Capacity =ll;
	using Vertex = ll;
	using Index = ll;
	struct _Edge
	{
		Vertex from, to;
		Capacity capacity;
		Index reverse_index;
		_Edge() : from(-1LL), to(-1LL), capacity(0LL), reverse_index(-1LL) {}
		_Edge(Vertex from, Vertex to, Capacity capacity, Index reverse_index) :
			from(from), to(to), capacity(capacity), reverse_index(reverse_index) {}
	};

	if (s == t)
		throw runtime_error("フローの始点と終点は異なっている必要があります。");

	if (graph.edges.size() != capacities.size())
		throw runtime_error("グラフの辺の要素数と辺の容量の要素数は一致している必要があります。");

	// 辺の隣接リストを作成
	vector<vector<_Edge>> edges(graph.vertex_count);
	for (ll i = 0; i < graph.edges.size(); ++i)
	{
		Vertex from, to;
		tie(from, to) = graph.edges[i];
		Capacity capacity = capacities[i];
		if (capacity < 0)
			throw runtime_error("グラフの辺の容量は非負である必要があります。");

		edges[from].emplace_back(from, to, capacity, -1LL);
		edges[to].emplace_back(to, from, 0LL, -1LL);
		edges[from].back().reverse_index = static_cast<ll>(edges[to].size()) - 1LL;
		edges[to].back().reverse_index = static_cast<ll>(edges[from].size()) - 1LL;
	}
	auto get_reverse_edge = [&edges](_Edge edge) -> auto & {
		return edges[edge.to][edge.reverse_index];
	};

	// アルゴリズム本体
	ll max_flow = 0LL;
	while (true)
	{
		// BFS
		queue<Vertex> queue;
		vector<_Edge*> prev_vertices(graph.vertex_count, nullptr);

		queue.emplace(s);
		while (prev_vertices[t] == nullptr && !queue.empty())
		{
			Vertex v = queue.front();
			queue.pop();
			for (auto& edge : edges[v])
			{
				if (edge.capacity == 0 || prev_vertices[edge.to] != nullptr) continue;
				prev_vertices[edge.to] = &edge;
				queue.emplace(edge.to);
			}
		}

		// 最小パスがなければループを抜ける
		if (prev_vertices[t] == nullptr) break;

		// 最小パスを見つける
		stack<_Edge*> path;
		Capacity min_capacity = 1LL << 60;
		path.emplace(prev_vertices[t]);
		while (path.top()->from != s)
		{
			min_capacity = min(min_capacity, path.top()->capacity);
			path.emplace(prev_vertices[path.top()->from]);
		}
		min_capacity = min(min_capacity, path.top()->capacity);

		// Capacity を更新
		while (!path.empty())
		{
			auto& edge = *path.top();
			path.pop();
			edge.capacity -= min_capacity;
			get_reverse_edge(edge).capacity += min_capacity;
		}

		max_flow += min_capacity;
	}

	return max_flow;
}

ll edmonds_karp(const Graph& graph, const vector<ll>& capacities)
{
	return edmonds_karp(graph, capacities, 0LL, graph.vertex_count - 1LL);
}

// 始点 s から各点への最短距離を返します。
// パス自体が存在しない場合は -1 を返します。
// 距離 lengths の各要素は非負である必要があります。
pair<vector<ll>, vector<ll>> dijkstra(const Graph& graph, const vector<ll>& lengths, ll s)
{
	using Vertex = ll;
	using Length = ll;
	struct _Edge
	{
		Vertex from, to;
		Length length;
		_Edge() : from(-1LL), to(-1LL), length(0LL) {}
		_Edge(Vertex from, Vertex to, Length length) :
			from(from), to(to), length(length) {}
	};

	if (graph.edges.size() != lengths.size())
		throw runtime_error("グラフの辺の要素数と辺の長さの要素数は一致している必要があります。");

	// 辺の隣接リストを作成
	vector<vector<_Edge>> edges(graph.vertex_count);
	for (ll i = 0; i < graph.edges.size(); ++i)
	{
		Vertex from, to;
		tie(from, to) = graph.edges[i];
		Length length = lengths[i];
		if (length < 0)
			throw runtime_error("グラフの辺の長さは非負である必要があります。");

		edges[from].emplace_back(from, to, length);
	}

	// アルゴリズム本体
	using VertexInfo = pair<Length, Vertex>;
	priority_queue<VertexInfo, vector<VertexInfo>, greater<VertexInfo>> queue;
	vector<Length> dists(graph.vertex_count, 1LL << 60);
	vector<Vertex> prev_vertices(graph.vertex_count, -1LL);

	dists[s] = 0LL;
	queue.emplace(dists[s], s);
	prev_vertices[s] = s;
	while (!queue.empty())
	{
		Length l;
		Vertex v;
		tie(l, v) = queue.top();
		queue.pop();
		if (dists[v] < l) continue;
		for (auto& edge : edges[v])
		{
			Vertex to = edge.to;
			if (dists[to] > dists[v] + edge.length)
			{
				dists[to] = dists[v] + edge.length;
				queue.emplace(dists[to], to);
				prev_vertices[to] = v;
			}
		}
	}
	for (ll i = 0; i < graph.vertex_count; ++i)
	{
		if (prev_vertices[i] == -1LL)
			dists[i] = -1LL;
	}

	return { dists, prev_vertices };
}

pair<vector<ll>, vector<ll>> dijkstra(const Graph& graph, const vector<ll>& lengths)
{
	return dijkstra(graph, lengths, 0LL);
}

// 始点 s から各点への最短距離を返します。
// パス自体が存在しない場合は -1 を返します。
// 距離 lengths の各要素にとくに条件はありません。
// 長さが負となる経路が存在しない場合を想定しており、負経路が存在するかは別の方法で検出する必要があります。
pair<vector<ll>, vector<ll>> bellman_ford(const Graph& graph, const vector<ll>& lengths, ll s)
{
	using Vertex = ll;
	using Length = ll;
	struct _Edge
	{
		Vertex from, to;
		Length length;
		_Edge() : from(-1LL), to(-1LL), length(0LL) {}
		_Edge(Vertex from, Vertex to, Length length) :
			from(from), to(to), length(length) {}
	};

	if (graph.edges.size() != lengths.size())
		throw runtime_error("グラフの辺の要素数と辺の長さの要素数は一致している必要があります。");

	// アルゴリズム本体
	vector<Length> dists(graph.vertex_count, 1LL << 60);
	vector<Vertex> prev_vertices(graph.vertex_count, -1LL);

	dists[s] = 0LL;
	prev_vertices[s] = s;
	for (ll i = 0; i + 1 < graph.vertex_count; ++i)
	{
		for (ll j = 0; j < graph.edges.size(); ++j)
		{
			auto& edge = graph.edges[j];
			ll from, to;
			tie(from, to) = edge;
			ll length = lengths[j];
			if (dists[to] > dists[from] + length)
			{
				dists[to] = min(dists[to], dists[from] + length);
				prev_vertices[to] = from;
			}
		}
	}

	return { dists, prev_vertices };
}

pair<vector<ll>, vector<ll>> bellman_ford(const Graph& graph, const vector<ll>& lengths)
{
	return bellman_ford(graph, lengths, 0LL);
}

int main()
{
	cin.tie(0);
	ios::sync_with_stdio(false);

	ll N;
	cin >> N;
	string S;
	cin >> S;

	ll res = 1;
	char color = S[0];
	for (ll i = 1; i < N; ++i)
	{
		if (color != S[i])
		{
			color = S[i];
			++res;
		}
	}

	cout << res << endl;

	return 0;
}


Measured memory_bytes: 512