G'day everybody :)
Well, today my vacation is officially over and classes have begun. Not to worry though, only 5 weeks until spring break!!
Early this morning I went down to the international advisor's office thinking if I got there by 8am I would beat the crowds...wrong! There were hundreds of international students who all looked as confused as me about where to go, what classes they were supposed to take, etc. Luckily the advisors here were really on top of things and moved through all the students pretty quickly. By 10am I had gotten into all the classes I needed to be in, and even found out that I have Mondays completely free...and so my vacation continued for one more day!
The classes I'm enrolled in are: "Australia: Land and Nation," "Approaches to the Arab Israeli Conflict," "Gender and Human Rights" and "Foundations for Ancient Greece."
They all fulfill different core requirements for my major and they all sound really interesting! The way they set up classes here is to have 2 hours of lecture and 1 hour of tutorial per week. This week they aren't holding any tutorials because it's a trial week to make sure that you are in the right classes, so the teachers are just lecturing about what the class will be like and then you can decide if you want to stay in it or switch. It's a pretty good system because it puts less pressure on you to get your schedule exactly right the first day. Although so far, mine looks like it's going to work out great. If everything stays the same, this will be my schedule for the next 4 months:
Monday: Day off
Tuesday: classes from 11am-5pm with a break from 1-2
Wendesday: classes from 10am-3pm with a break from 1-2
Thursday: class at 11am and class at 4pm
Friday: class at 11am
So now if you want to reach me you can know when I definitely won't be available!
I'm getting really excited to start classes and get into a routine here. I'm meeting with the coach from the ultimate frisbee team sometime this week to see about joining the team which should be awesome! I also have a free fitness assessment at the gym tomorrow which I think will be pretty funny seeing as I was doing them for other people at home!
Other than that, there's nothing too new. I can't wait to meet new people in my classes, start challenging my mind and studying, and continue tanning on the beach (classes have started but I'm still in Australia after all!)
I hope you're all surviving the snow storm and trying to stay warm. I'll try to send some sun your way!!
LOVE YOU ALL,
Lauren
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i shoveled a snow bank just for you today :)
hahaha aww thanks heather!! i'll jump a wave in the ocean just for you :)
So sorry classes are getting in the way. ;-) After all, getting a tan, ultimate frisbee, working out, running along the beach, that's what Australia's all about. All your classes sound great...but Foundations of Ancient Greece! Ew! Sounds heavy to me but glad you're excited about it.
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