Checking in!

Hey everyone,

It’s been a week since my arrival here in Melbourne and things have gotten off to a great start. Today was my first day of class and it went fine. It’s a bit different from DU as here they have the lectures, which are exactly what they are, usually an hour and a half to two hours and then they have tutorials, also known as ‘tutes’, which are an hour. The lecture is for the professor to teach the class and then the tutes are for the class to go into a general discussion about the lecture. The tutes are also smaller than the class, encouraging participation.

The weather hasn’t improved much, although the sun is coming out a little bit more often than it did a week ago. Rain is forecasted for quite a while.

So the rest of my college has moved in and Janet Clarke Hall (JCH) is bustling. Everyone here is extremely nice so I’m happy to live here. I’ve met some cool people and it’s nice to have everyone around.

Well that’s really it from me, just wanted to check in with the world. The picture on this blog is the view from the roof top deck at my college (don’t let the sky fool you, that was the one day we’ve had weather like that!!). Also, I love getting emails from family and friends so please send me something; I can talk about mostly anything.

Take care,

P