Hey-o!
Well my week has been pretty boring, I had 6 hours of class yesterday, it was terrible. Also its decided to monsoon here, I've never missed my hunters more. Mardi Gras was pretty fun last weekend, with the exception that I'm too short to see much. But some Asian tourists took our picture, and it wasn't just once it was like 10 and the posed with us, I felt like I was some sort of Disney character. Also while we were waiting for the train a group of Aussie teenagers who overheard us talking and wanted us to keep talking because our accents were "SO CUTE!". Since we love their's so much I suppose it makes sense that they'd like ours. Also they asked me if my life was like Jersey Shore... no fortunately/unfortunately my life is nothing like Jersey Shore, and neither is most of America. We're mostly boring with the exception of some crazy political antics, sorry kiddies.
This week was pretty mellow, our neighbors had my house over for a BBQ on Tuesday night, they grilled up some tasty chicken and had salad, it was a pretty classy affair. Apparently now I owe them food, so I'm cooking up a feast for them on Saturday night. There's been requests for mashed potatoes and cheesecake, they've clearly never seen my kitchen, its not capable of much. I feel that my housemate may horde some cooking utensils though... Wednesday is the big night at the Ranch, it was back to school night, which means nerd glasses, and plaid skirts. I retired my plaid skirt after Catholic school so I had to improvise. Never has been being visually impaired worked to my advantage. Still the old men were being too creepy so I peaced out early.
Since my week has been fairly boring, lots of studying... I'm gonna tell ya whats up for the weekend, the girls in my house are going to a farm this weekend, I'm supposed to go however, JAKE SNIDER is coming to visit so I can't really peace out on him. Tonight I'm gonna chill with my housemate, I'm pretty sure we're going to cook and watch Lord of the Rings, ya I'm cool. And then tomorrow Snider gets in and we're going to the beach and then we're (probably mostly me) cooking for the Turkish army that lives next door to me.
That's about it... Later!
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Friday, March 2, 2012
Trying but mostly failing
Since I've started classes, I'm sure that my life is going to get progressively more and more boring. So I'll keep these to a weekly thing, unless something happens.
Monday was my first day and I only have one lecture... and there are 170 kids in my class! That's huge to me! But I wasn't too overwhelmed until the prof mentioned that he's does research on multiple choice tests in order to make them harder. Multiple choice has never been my strong suit, but at least its not fill in the blank. That's actually evil...
Tuesday and Wednesday I don't have class, so I just sat around all day and pretended to be productive. My housemate and I were productive on Wednesday, we took out the recycling and did our laundry. And got ready to go to the Ranch. The Ranch if I didn't mention before the closest bar/club and its where are all the students go on Wednesday nights. I made friends with my neighbors and lets just say the night went downhill from there...
Thursday I had two lectures. I had indigenous studies in the morning... its a 100 level, and it felt very odd to be back in the beginning again. We also watched a satirical film at the end of class... it seems that we'll be doing that for almost every class. I'm not complaining. I had my first Australian Econ lecture, it was pretty interesting. Except half way through I noticed a spider hanging off the window sill. If you've met me you know that I'm terribly afraid of spiders. I had a choice... I could kill it with my notebook and make a huge noise... or I could leave it and silently freak out. I didn't wanna make a bad impression on the hottie with a body at the end of my row... so I silently freaked out the entire class.
Friday I had my three hour. 2 hour lectures are long enough... 3 hours was hell. My attention span doesn't last that long. But the class seems super interesting. My housemate made us dinner and it was super tasty!. We hopped onto the party bus and partied it up at Kings Cross. It was pretty fun.
Today my friends from Wollongong are coming up... and we're gonna hit up Mardi Gras, should be quite the fiesta!
Monday was my first day and I only have one lecture... and there are 170 kids in my class! That's huge to me! But I wasn't too overwhelmed until the prof mentioned that he's does research on multiple choice tests in order to make them harder. Multiple choice has never been my strong suit, but at least its not fill in the blank. That's actually evil...
Tuesday and Wednesday I don't have class, so I just sat around all day and pretended to be productive. My housemate and I were productive on Wednesday, we took out the recycling and did our laundry. And got ready to go to the Ranch. The Ranch if I didn't mention before the closest bar/club and its where are all the students go on Wednesday nights. I made friends with my neighbors and lets just say the night went downhill from there...
Thursday I had two lectures. I had indigenous studies in the morning... its a 100 level, and it felt very odd to be back in the beginning again. We also watched a satirical film at the end of class... it seems that we'll be doing that for almost every class. I'm not complaining. I had my first Australian Econ lecture, it was pretty interesting. Except half way through I noticed a spider hanging off the window sill. If you've met me you know that I'm terribly afraid of spiders. I had a choice... I could kill it with my notebook and make a huge noise... or I could leave it and silently freak out. I didn't wanna make a bad impression on the hottie with a body at the end of my row... so I silently freaked out the entire class.
Friday I had my three hour. 2 hour lectures are long enough... 3 hours was hell. My attention span doesn't last that long. But the class seems super interesting. My housemate made us dinner and it was super tasty!. We hopped onto the party bus and partied it up at Kings Cross. It was pretty fun.
Today my friends from Wollongong are coming up... and we're gonna hit up Mardi Gras, should be quite the fiesta!
Sunday, February 26, 2012
I'm a freshman again...
After almost 2 weeks of Australian vacation, it was finally time to start class. Since its been about two months since I've been in school, I was a little worried that I had forgotten how to do school, but I picked it right up like a champ. Granted I only have one lecture on Mondays and no class so far Tuesday and Wednesday so my classes aren't so bad. Classes meet once a week here which is pretty swell, cept the lectures are 2 hours long. My attention span doesn't really last over an hour so these 2 and 3 hour lectures are going to be a struggle.
Also I should point out that I'm covered in sweat, because its super hot and humid out and I wandered around like a freshman trying to find my class. I guess I looked pretty disorientated because people asked me if it was my first year. I have to say that despite my lack of height I'm pretty old... I'm just confused because all the buildings are some sort of letter.They break down like this:
E= east buildings
C= central buildings
W= west buildings
X= not sure... maybe extra far away
The buildings have a letter then a number so its like E7B T4... meaning east building 7B theater 4. Since I've been at a small school for the past three years I'm pretty lost and pretty confused. But luckily for me, lectures are online and I only actually have to show up two times a week for tutorial. Because you don't take attendance for a 100 person class... so we'll see how often I make it to class.
Well I'm off to go find a snack... I made some tasty enchiladas last night courtesy of the blog Tacoma Aroma Eats with an Essence of Curry... however my housemates and I had heaps of people over so unfortunately there are no leftovers... but they sure we're tasty :)
Adios!
Also I should point out that I'm covered in sweat, because its super hot and humid out and I wandered around like a freshman trying to find my class. I guess I looked pretty disorientated because people asked me if it was my first year. I have to say that despite my lack of height I'm pretty old... I'm just confused because all the buildings are some sort of letter.They break down like this:
E= east buildings
C= central buildings
W= west buildings
X= not sure... maybe extra far away
The buildings have a letter then a number so its like E7B T4... meaning east building 7B theater 4. Since I've been at a small school for the past three years I'm pretty lost and pretty confused. But luckily for me, lectures are online and I only actually have to show up two times a week for tutorial. Because you don't take attendance for a 100 person class... so we'll see how often I make it to class.
Well I'm off to go find a snack... I made some tasty enchiladas last night courtesy of the blog Tacoma Aroma Eats with an Essence of Curry... however my housemates and I had heaps of people over so unfortunately there are no leftovers... but they sure we're tasty :)
Adios!
Saturday, February 25, 2012
A whole lot of Sydney
Howdy!
So on Friday we finally made it back to the beach. Ah it was heaven!!! I never really dug lying out, with sunscreen on of course, until I hit junior year of high school. But it was heavenly, also swimming in the water here is like bath water... its great. Except for the fact that we almost had a close encounter with the jelly fish. Right after we got out there was an announcement that a bunch of blue bottles were washing up on shore. Blue bottles are kind of like jellies except not exactly, but they still sting which isn't fun.
We made tacos for dinner, which were bomb, and got dressed for the tight and bright party, that my school supports. My school supports themed parties... its pretty rad... get on it Puge... Unfortunately we got home a little too late and missed the party which is totes fine with me... I dislike wearing things that are both tight and bright.
Today, Saturday, I went into Sydney with Otter and Wisconsin. We met up with Wisconsin's sister and brother in-law and checked out the Westfield tower. Which resembles a golden bucket, and its called the golden bucket by the Aussies. I think its probably better then the Space Needle, but I haven't been to the Needle since I was like 8. We also walked across the Sydney bridge, its a lot longer then it looks. My dress was blowing everywhere... I'm sure several locals got a nice or not so nice view...
That's it... I'm gonna to continue to hide from my housemate... and try to get some sleep.
Ta!
So on Friday we finally made it back to the beach. Ah it was heaven!!! I never really dug lying out, with sunscreen on of course, until I hit junior year of high school. But it was heavenly, also swimming in the water here is like bath water... its great. Except for the fact that we almost had a close encounter with the jelly fish. Right after we got out there was an announcement that a bunch of blue bottles were washing up on shore. Blue bottles are kind of like jellies except not exactly, but they still sting which isn't fun.
We made tacos for dinner, which were bomb, and got dressed for the tight and bright party, that my school supports. My school supports themed parties... its pretty rad... get on it Puge... Unfortunately we got home a little too late and missed the party which is totes fine with me... I dislike wearing things that are both tight and bright.
Today, Saturday, I went into Sydney with Otter and Wisconsin. We met up with Wisconsin's sister and brother in-law and checked out the Westfield tower. Which resembles a golden bucket, and its called the golden bucket by the Aussies. I think its probably better then the Space Needle, but I haven't been to the Needle since I was like 8. We also walked across the Sydney bridge, its a lot longer then it looks. My dress was blowing everywhere... I'm sure several locals got a nice or not so nice view...
That's it... I'm gonna to continue to hide from my housemate... and try to get some sleep.
Ta!
Thursday, February 23, 2012
A college kids dream
Its safe to say that the past few days have been pretty mellow... We had orientation on wednesday from 10am to about 3:30... it was AWFUL!! My attention span doesn't really last over like an hour and a half so it was a bit hard to get through. Also this campus is HUGE... it took us about 20 minutes to find the building, beccause this campus is ginormous.. i spelled that word right on the first try... props for me :)
Anyway after orientation we had a scrumptious dinner of frozen pizza... it actually was tasty, so far everything I eat here, even toast tastes better... the big hot spot for the campus is the Ranch which is a bar located a few blocks away... We went danced and I left unimpressed... It made me miss fraternity parties....
Yesterday was an early day... we had to be up and going by 7:20 am... its surprisingly easy to get up early here... maybe cause I wake up at 8 every day anyway... but anyway we went on the longest bus ride to the south coast, because its where a lot of the vineyards are, and dolphin watching tours. But before we got there we stopped at every college kids dream... an ALL YOU CAN EAT buffet... I think I literally was in heaven. Toast, weird hot dogs and frozen pizza don't compare to a buffet... I stuffed my face and had the biggest food baby...
After the buffet we went on a nifty boat to spy some dolphins... we didn't really see any till the very end... and they're really hard to get a picture of... here's my best effort:
Grab a magnifying glass and you'll probably be able to find it....
After the tour we went to a vineyard for some wine tasting... It was a pretty classy affair... I personally enjoyed the cheese, and I think it may still be a few years before I enjoy it...After the wine tasting we drove back down and stopped at a blowhole... supposedly the waves rush up and this thing shoots up water... mother nature wasn't cooperating so there was not a lot to see other then a pretty scene...
We got in at like 8:30... I made myself a sammy and then went to bed like a grandma.
Today is a beach day! So I'm gonna go get my tan on :)
Anyway after orientation we had a scrumptious dinner of frozen pizza... it actually was tasty, so far everything I eat here, even toast tastes better... the big hot spot for the campus is the Ranch which is a bar located a few blocks away... We went danced and I left unimpressed... It made me miss fraternity parties....
Yesterday was an early day... we had to be up and going by 7:20 am... its surprisingly easy to get up early here... maybe cause I wake up at 8 every day anyway... but anyway we went on the longest bus ride to the south coast, because its where a lot of the vineyards are, and dolphin watching tours. But before we got there we stopped at every college kids dream... an ALL YOU CAN EAT buffet... I think I literally was in heaven. Toast, weird hot dogs and frozen pizza don't compare to a buffet... I stuffed my face and had the biggest food baby...
After the buffet we went on a nifty boat to spy some dolphins... we didn't really see any till the very end... and they're really hard to get a picture of... here's my best effort:
After the tour we went to a vineyard for some wine tasting... It was a pretty classy affair... I personally enjoyed the cheese, and I think it may still be a few years before I enjoy it...After the wine tasting we drove back down and stopped at a blowhole... supposedly the waves rush up and this thing shoots up water... mother nature wasn't cooperating so there was not a lot to see other then a pretty scene...
We got in at like 8:30... I made myself a sammy and then went to bed like a grandma.
Today is a beach day! So I'm gonna go get my tan on :)
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
12 hour shit show
Warning this isn't parent friendly....
So I don't start class till monday... so there's not a whole lot to do other then drink and be social. So that's exactly what my housemates and I decided to do. We walked down the road to our friend patches house... in his back yard he had essentially made a goon garden. There were goon bags hanging from the terrace... it was beautiful...we went over at 2 and I didn't leave till 5... where I went home to take a nap and woke up at 8 still drunk... waking up drunk is the worst cause you wake up insanely confused, its quite uncomfortable...I grabbed a quick bite to eat and headed out into the night again...there's not really an open container law in Australia so I just left with my bottle and headed back to the goon garden....
Whether or not the goon garden was empty I'm still not sure of but the party got shut down quite quickly, it was kinda like being at the Puge all over again... we retreated to the Admin deck and launched a huge game of pong... I hate pong so I made friends instead. The cops showed up to the deck too and we got booted... I got in argument with my friend T about where to go next... it ended up w/ me losing my flip flop and both of us falling over... in which the cops yelled at me and were very insistent about me getting up... Thankfully this is only my 2nd cop encounter the first being in 1st grade... ya I started being a "G" at a young age..
After getting dragged around the east village I eventually made it back to my bed at 2am and after having some sweet pillow talk w/ my housemates and went to bed...
Some things to note...
Aussie cops are nicer then American ones
I did get my shoe back
I have no idea where any of my beverages went
And one of my housemates gave me a piggy back ride
Always make sure to practice moderation and eat and drink lots of water when consuming alcohol
Lata!
So I don't start class till monday... so there's not a whole lot to do other then drink and be social. So that's exactly what my housemates and I decided to do. We walked down the road to our friend patches house... in his back yard he had essentially made a goon garden. There were goon bags hanging from the terrace... it was beautiful...we went over at 2 and I didn't leave till 5... where I went home to take a nap and woke up at 8 still drunk... waking up drunk is the worst cause you wake up insanely confused, its quite uncomfortable...I grabbed a quick bite to eat and headed out into the night again...there's not really an open container law in Australia so I just left with my bottle and headed back to the goon garden....
Whether or not the goon garden was empty I'm still not sure of but the party got shut down quite quickly, it was kinda like being at the Puge all over again... we retreated to the Admin deck and launched a huge game of pong... I hate pong so I made friends instead. The cops showed up to the deck too and we got booted... I got in argument with my friend T about where to go next... it ended up w/ me losing my flip flop and both of us falling over... in which the cops yelled at me and were very insistent about me getting up... Thankfully this is only my 2nd cop encounter the first being in 1st grade... ya I started being a "G" at a young age..
After getting dragged around the east village I eventually made it back to my bed at 2am and after having some sweet pillow talk w/ my housemates and went to bed...
Some things to note...
Aussie cops are nicer then American ones
I did get my shoe back
I have no idea where any of my beverages went
And one of my housemates gave me a piggy back ride
Always make sure to practice moderation and eat and drink lots of water when consuming alcohol
Lata!
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Mother Nature Always Wins
The weekend has been pretty chill... today we went to Tropfest in Sydney. We got lost for hours!! Taking away the iphone is the worst thing... we finally made it to the festival... and we came at an awkward gap where there weren't any movies for several hours... excellent time to sun bathe right? No...
I laid out, and apparently didn't put enough SPF on cause I got fried... I literally look like a lobster. If your chilly cuddle up to me, cause I'm toasty... I also decided to hide my lobster trollness by spending the night in with my roomies... hopefully my burn will fade soon, cause I'm off to the beach tomorrow.
That's all :)
I laid out, and apparently didn't put enough SPF on cause I got fried... I literally look like a lobster. If your chilly cuddle up to me, cause I'm toasty... I also decided to hide my lobster trollness by spending the night in with my roomies... hopefully my burn will fade soon, cause I'm off to the beach tomorrow.
That's all :)
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