Tuesday, July 29, 2014

I'm sorry I suck at blogging

I'm going to try to do better to keep everyone updated. Monday was the first day of classes. Recitations (they call them tutorials here) and labs don't start until next week so there are just lectures - which are mostly 2 hours long. Classes also start at 9am instead of 8am. My first class was Computing 1. It was alright.  The second class I was supposed to have was Marine Science but it's not starting at all until next week. Despite that being after drop/add ends... So I was done at noon.

Patti got my SIM card to work so now I can text people in Australia and have data so when I inevitably get lost it'll be alright!

At some point on Monday I realized I'm in Australia to have fun and shouldn't take really hard classes. So I dropped Computing and Physiology this morning and picked up philosophy classes :D  
What's that? I forgot Friday? No. I just don't have class on that day. Or on Tuesday. 

Today, Tuesday, was welcome back day which means there was SO MUCH FREE STUFF:
2 bags, 3 pens, a marker, tissues, folders, notepads, a free drink at the unibar, highlighter, sewing kit, coffee mug, notebook, balloon wolf, poncho, and camping utensils. 

Plus I signed up for some clubs (including Outdoor Club). I also bought a cheap poker set at the market stalls so my friend and I are playing that tonight. 

Most importantly today, my wetsuit arrived so two friends and I walked down to swim at Coogee Beach. It was do cold and I was so glad I had my wetsuit on. They didn't. It's a 1.5 mile long walk and it took the whole way back for me to get feeling back into my toes. But it was worth it! I float in my suit so that's pretty cool as well. I forgot to take a picture before and now it's wet so you'll have to wait to see it.

Oh, I also signed up for a 3x a week for 8 weeks Parkour course so hopefully I will be more fit. Plus, it cost $$ so I feel like that will encourage me to actually go.

Eventually I will post the Aquarium pics...

6 comments:

  1. Do you have any friends you like more than others? Settling into a group or ? Were there big waves? What is the school mascot? I want it to be an armadillo.

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  2. There were no waves. Literally as flat as a swimming pool unless your 3 feet from shore. A guy was swimming laps from one side of the bay to the other. The school mascot is a lion. But no one actually knows that. I asked multiple people and no one knew until a friend asked it accidentally near a cheerleader and she knew because it was embroidered on her jacket. But the crest of Australia itself has a kangaroo and emu on it.

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  3. Did you sign up for the quidditch team too or no?

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    1. Yeah I have. I missed the first practice on Tuesday but I'm currently planning on going to the Friday practice. One of the girls is actually in the class I had today and she remembered and reminded me.

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    2. GOOD STUFF! Are they IQA? Also you should try to improve your catching. :P

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    3. I'm not sure. I don't think so though. Courtney thinks I should give beating a try while I'm here. I did forget my magic gloves so it could happen.

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