Jake, Jaret, Joe and Adam in rez; Joe, Jaret, Cindy and Jay on the beach; our humble lodging; Joe and Cindy at BBQ; cool barn in countrySo I’ve now begun my second week of classes here. It seems that they will be pretty cool. Only two of my classes have final exams so that is a bonus. It was a big mess last tuesday cuz I found out that I couldn’t get senior credit for my two Indigenous Studies classes because, even though they are 2nd year classes, they don’t have prerequisites. I was told that only classes with prerequisites could transfer back as senior credits. I was really disappointed because I was really looking forward to learning about Indigenous Australians. So Wednesday morning Jaret and I went down to the international studies office and changed a bunch of our classes. I am now taking Literary Studies 5 (Shakespeare), Discourse and Culture, Language, Cultures and Communication, and Culture, Identity and Postcoloniality. I’m actually really excited about my new classes, they sound very interesting. And the best part is I don’t have classes on Friday. Hooray for long weekends!
I have a post office box here now if anyone wants to send me anything (*wink wink nudge nudge*). The address is:
Dionne Wilkinson
LPO Box 5379
University of Canberra
Bruce, ACT 2617
Australia
This weekend a bunch of us piled into Joe’s car and went to Bateman’s Bay (thanks for pointing out the typo, Sue) to hit the beach. It was super fun. We left Friday about 11 and got there around 2. The beaches weren’t great as far as waves go but they were incredibly beautiful. In the early evening we found the local YHA (youth hostel) and got an 8-share caravan/room for the 5 of us. It was a little dodgy but they had a BBQ area out front and a little pool. So we cooked up some supper, had some beer and went for a swim. It was a great evening. Jaret taught Joe how to shotgun a beer and Joe taught Jaret how to drive on the left side of the road… not in that order of course but just as scary. On Saturday we went to South Durras where the waves were huge (but not too huge) and the water was freezing and it rained for a bit. We played in the waves, saw some dolphins and then reluctantly headed back to Canberra in the afternoon. Overall it was a fantastic weekend.
On Saturday night we celebrated Cindy’s birthday at an Irish pub downtown. We had tonnes of fun; I think it’s one of the only places in town where you can buy an actual pint. So after a weekend of fun it’s time to finally hit the books.
I have a post office box here now if anyone wants to send me anything (*wink wink nudge nudge*). The address is:
Dionne Wilkinson
LPO Box 5379
University of Canberra
Bruce, ACT 2617
Australia
This weekend a bunch of us piled into Joe’s car and went to Bateman’s Bay (thanks for pointing out the typo, Sue) to hit the beach. It was super fun. We left Friday about 11 and got there around 2. The beaches weren’t great as far as waves go but they were incredibly beautiful. In the early evening we found the local YHA (youth hostel) and got an 8-share caravan/room for the 5 of us. It was a little dodgy but they had a BBQ area out front and a little pool. So we cooked up some supper, had some beer and went for a swim. It was a great evening. Jaret taught Joe how to shotgun a beer and Joe taught Jaret how to drive on the left side of the road… not in that order of course but just as scary. On Saturday we went to South Durras where the waves were huge (but not too huge) and the water was freezing and it rained for a bit. We played in the waves, saw some dolphins and then reluctantly headed back to Canberra in the afternoon. Overall it was a fantastic weekend.
On Saturday night we celebrated Cindy’s birthday at an Irish pub downtown. We had tonnes of fun; I think it’s one of the only places in town where you can buy an actual pint. So after a weekend of fun it’s time to finally hit the books.
1 comment:
Would that be Bateman's Bay instead of Batman's Bay? Too funny! Sounds like you are having too much fun so knock it off - we are getting very jealous!
Sue
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