1st Post

Hey guys, welcome to the blog. This is going to be about my study abroad trip to Melbourne Uni in Melbourne Australia. I’ll try to stay on top of it to keep you all updated on what I’m doing here. For those of you who want to keep up to date as much as possible and think skype is the better way to do it, you’re right, but I have a 2 GB limit on my internet usage here and will have to pay extra if I surpass it. A 20-minute video chat can use about 300-400 MB, which is almost a quarter of my total usage. But anyway, here’s the first post.

So it’s been 3 days since my arrival here in Melbourne and so far, it’s been ok. I stayed with family friends for my first two nights and today I moved into my residential college (dorms) called Janet Clarke Hall. My room is cozy and is a corner room so it’s been pretty quiet. I do live on one of the main roads in Melbourne so there is quite a bit of traffic outside my window.

Yesterday, I signed up for my classes and enroled myself in school. I’m taking three classes. One to help further my major, called Managing the Multi-National, and two culture classes, one called Australia Now and the other called Australia and America. I’m pretty happy with my schedule because I only have class on Monday and Thursday. Monday for only 90 minutes, and then Thursday for 5 and a half hours.

I’ve met tons of cool people and I’m settling in nicely here. I’m sure tonight will be a great time as it’ll be my first night out on the town and I’ll meet a ton of people. The weather is quite gloomy here, cloudy almost all the time and it usually rains everyday but I’ve been told that once we’re halfway through August, the weather will begin to change towards warmer temperatures. The temperature is usually between 8-15 degrees Celsius (45-60 degrees Fahrenheit) but when the sun comes out, its much nicer and it feels really good. They say there is no o-zone above Australia and that’s why it is feels that much warmer when the sun comes out.

I want to say thanks to Amanda Malin for taking me in during my first two days here, it was amazing having a family friend here to receive me as I adjust to this place.

To those who are wondering the time difference, here it is:
East coast: I’m 14 hours ahead
Mountain Time: I’m 16 hours ahead
Paris, France: I’m 8 hours ahead

Thanks to everyone for your support.

Best,

P