First Week of Classes

Sadly, classes had to begin eventually. Although I wasn’t too happy about starting school, I have to admit that I was looking forward to getting back into some type of routine. And the first week of classes wasn’t too bad at all. Each class usually has one lecture and one tutorial, and most of the time they are on the same day. I have classes on Monday, Thursday, and Friday so I have Tuesday and Wednesday to get caught up with all my homework instead of going by the pool or beach ;) All of the professors seem really nice and laid back. They ask us all to call them just by their first name, and the lectures seem more relaxed. Students aren’t afraid to shout out an inappropriate joke in the middle of class, and its not uncommon to see a lizard or cockroach crawling around on the floor. Everyone wears thongs (flip-flops) to class, and many of the girls get pretty dressed up. Lots of them wear dresses or nice skirts and shirts, while the guys will show up in swimsuit bottoms and a tank top…life is so not fair! But so far I’m enjoying my classes, (my nutrition class is basically a roast to Americans for being fat) and meeting many more Australians.

On the completion of our first week of school, of course we had to go out to celebrate on the weekend! One night we took the bus to Surfer’s Paradise, and the next night I went to the casino for the first time! Since it was my first time, I really had no idea what I was doing so I only spent a little money and just played until I lost it all. It was still a fun time and I can now understand why everyone always wants to go to Vegas!
Sunday, our friend Petrina drove us down to Snapper Rock on Coolangatta beach to watch the Quiksilver Pro Surf Competition, which was the first part of the world tour. We could sit on the beach and watch or walk out to the sandbar and be right in the action. It was awesome to see the world’s best surfers not too far out in the ocean. They were all super friendly too, always willing to give out high-fives as they ran down the beach before going out and signing autographs and taking pictures after just finishing a heat.

  



Kelly Slater running out