School Days

Hello All! School has been in session for two weeks already, certainly hard to believe! The academic structure is very different from that at DU, there are large lectures for every class twice a week accompanied by smaller tutorials once a week. The lectures are overwhelming and impersonal, but the tutorials have been wonderful thus far. It has been an excellent opportunity to talk to other people about the issues brought up in the lectures and the readings and the tutors tend to be hip young professors interested in what they are doing. Interestingly, in all of my classes we have talked extensively about the United States and I have been the only American in my tutorials so I have been able to add a unique perspective to debates. We went to Sydney for the day last weekend which was amazing. It is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen and I can't wait to go back and explore it in more depth. There has been some nice weather lately so campus seems to migrate to the beach in the afternoons. The beach is totally packed with surfers, sunbathers and people playing various sports, it is such a fun environment! I absolutely love it here and can't wait to continue adventuring through the country as well as just living the slow, coastal lifestyle they have here in Wollongong. We have been planning trips for spring break, and many weekend trips such as camping in the blue mountains, going to the great barrier reef and hiking from Sydney to Wollongong! Our Australian friends are also planning home visits for us, and my roommates are taking us to a horse race as the weather gets warmer. Its all good down under! Keep in touch xx