So where did I last leave you guys... that's it Carnival! So that afternoon was pretty darn awesome, we had a bouncy caslte, slip and slide and candy floss (i mean fairy floss ;) ). Of course as students the afternoon descended into a big cold water fight! That evening was another free BBQ... I can't believe how much free food I had last week, it was great :). The end of last week contained an EPIC house party over in North Gong... I'm learning so many 'party games' to bring home for next year!
On the food note, check out the 5kg Nutella I found at the farmers market :).
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| 5kg Nutella for $58 (£40) |
So Monday was the beginning of lectures and my first thought was, I am sooo young. I swear most of my course mates are 2+ years older than me! I guess its because the gap years are so popular over here. I guess I'll have to show what I've got despite being a youngen! Even so I have really enjoyed my classes so far... im doing GIS, Coasts and Water Management... which are modules that I'm really in to! My only concern is the GIS may be a bit hard as I don't have the full pre-requisite, but I guess I'll see how it goes and see how it goes. My contact hours are similar to UEA, but assessment throughout the year is intense compared to UEA. We usually have an exam and a bit of CW or two. Here, I have practical write-ups after every practical, essays, quizzes and then an exam at the end (at least the exam is only 40% of the module). If im enjoying the modules I don't think the assessment will bother me all that much.
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| Birthday Shenanigans :) |
Wednesday came around pretty quickly... my 20th birthday :). It was a pretty quiet day, just chilling really but we went out to the Glasshouse in the evening which was really great, and I'm starting to learn all the Aussi songs... hey barbaruba and true blue! Definitely a unforgettable birthday :) and I have my present from the parents this weekend, a surf weekend :D, which I am really looking forward to! Thursday passed quietly and Friday so far has been at lectures and in the library. The plan is to start these essays early and get them out the way, we will see eh.
So that's it for now... I'll give you an update when I return from my Surf Weekend :).
So... SURF WEEKEND. We headed down to 7 mile beach via a double decker coach, how fancy! We stayed in a quaint resort, with cabins surrounding a covered area of tables and chair. We got 6 hours worth of lessons and we were all standing up by the end of the first 2 hours! Such great fun and it was nice to finally meet some more English people! Although its funny when I hear them speak because I think to myself wait that's normal! Here is a few snaps that Surf Camp took :).
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| Practicing |
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| Some attempts were less than successful. |
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Other attempts were more successful!
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1:22 me standing up on my board ;)
Really fun weekend, so thank you to my parents for it as it was my birthday pressie. The week ahead looks quite studious, with 5 assignments due in August! So I'll be hitting the books hard to try and get them out of the way.
Wow that was week 3! How time flies when youre having fun. I should probably start looking at spring break ideas...
That's it for now DUUUUUDESSSS!
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