One Week Down

Week one of classes has finished and the second week has started. That is so weird to think about and rather hard to believe. I mean, I still don't think that I should be in classes in July but you have to make it work. And it makes it a lot better that my classes are wonderful. A little hectic and they do take time away from vacationing but I think I will manage. As I touched on before, I am taking 4 classes this semester: Funk, Tap and All that Jazz, Colonialism and Independence in Asia-Pacific, Performing Styles 2 and Fashion and Style Journalism. Yes it will be work and not all vacation time. So far my favorite has been my performance class. It is so much fun and a great environment. And of course, it is right up my alley.

Other than classes starting, this past week has been very low key which I guess really is a good thing; no big incidents or shenanigans. I am completely settled into my apartment and I am falling in love with the city more everyday. I have been able to meet lots more people and finally I have roommates. Another AustraLearn (the program that sent us here) arrived and most of those students are going to UQ (University of Queensland) rather than QUT- but some still live in my apartment building. Everyone is so nice and I can tell it will be a great group of people to hang out with for the rest of the semester.

The biggest thing of the weekend was the TriNations rugby game on Saturday night.

It was an epic game full of blood, sweat, and sweet victory. As I quickly learned, rugby players are huge and therefore rough and therefore incredibly brutal. These guys get plowed into constantly and a whistle is never blown and the game doesn't stop. It truly is a blood bath for 80 minutes and proof of that is shown when the jumbo screen zooms in on the players. But somehow, you just can't tear your eyes away from the field. I just don't understand how these players do not have severe brain injury or how they are able to stand up and play after being tackled so harshly. I also hear that when a player is thrown into the air to catch a throw-in he suffers a massive wedgie. Just sayin. So in conclusion I have come to the realization that I don't think that I will ever play rugby. I'll just be a fan.

This game was Australia, The Wallabies, versus South Africa, The Springboks. And the Wallabies dominated of course 30 to 13. They are now ranked second in the tournament behind New Zealand, The All Blacks. I would love to see them play as well.

That's about all for now; I hope I am not repeating myself too much from former posts. Hope all is well with everyone and here's too my one month anniversary of being here!

Cheers!