Hey guys, so for all you who have been checking on my blog, it's pretty much just been mostly pictures. I've been fairly busy, and my internet is ridiculously slow here so it's been a bit of a hassle getting on this site to blog. Anyway, I have been having an amazing time here so far. I've met heaps of people and I am learning so much about Aussies and their culture!
As you guys can see, my dad just visited for about a week not too long ago and we had a great time. I showed him around Townsville and my campus, and we also got to go up to Cairns and check some stuff out up there.
It was fun, but definitely short-lived so I have planned a trip to go back. In about 2 weeks I'll head up there to do a 3day/2night dive on the Great Barrier Reef! I'll also get my Advanced certification with that! I am SO excited I can't even wait! Hopefully I'll be able to do many more dives while I'm here.
My classes have been going well, although there are not any assessments throughout the semester really to judge how you're doing, so it's crucial for me to consistently stay on top of my work. I found out for one of my classes I have to do a research paper and then give a press release on it! And I only have a month to do it! It's going to be a lot of work, but hopefully I'll do okay on it. Also, my photography class is pretty cool, we're just learning how to use the digital SLR cameras and hopefully pretty soon I'll be able to post some quality pictures up on here (:
Outside of classes, I've kept myself really busy, hiking and doing parkfit and playing frisbee. I'm going to try to play rugby as well.. I have no clue what any of the rules are in the game, but I'm still gonna give it a shot! The only thing I know about it is from the game I saw, which we lost terribly.. Hopefully the girls team I'll be attempting to join in order to compete for the Fisher Shield (competition between all the dorms on campus) won't do as badly!
In addition to the dive trip I have planned, I've got lots of other things coming up as well. Tomorrow night I'm going to a FullMoon party on Maggie Island! Should be heaps of fun! I'll crash on the island then head over to join my class for a field trip just on the other side. The first weekend of April is our Easter break, so I'll have a few days in which I may head back up to Kuranda to see John Butler Trio perform in the middle of the jungle!!! Ah it will be so amazing! And then the following week is lecture recess and I'll have 2 field trips to attend.
Everything's been pretty fast paced around here, just always doing something. I'm hoping to get some more hiking in and hopefully some more traveling, potentially to the outback, and at some point, maybe at the end of the semester, to New Zealand! I can't wait for all this stuff to happen, but at the same time I just want everything to slow down a bit so I can enjoy it as much as possible!
There will be more pictures coming soon of all the cool things I'll be doing! (:
Catch yous later! (and yes, "yous" is something they actually say here, not a typo!)
