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Almost time for uni…

Posted in New Zealand, Oceania | November 19th, 2007

Tomorrow my first class starts. I’m a bit nervous, as I expect it to be quite different from what I’m used to – quite hard work, too, because this summer course is only one month long and will have fewer students. Wish me luck! :)

Other than that I’m pretty ready for my time here. I had to buy some more stuff for my studio, but now I think I’ve got all I need. I also got a wireless internet connection with flatrate installed this morning, which gives me much more freedom than the ‘pay-as-you-go’ set up my accomodation offers. But I’ve also found time to play: Denise and three of her kids (Jack, Ben and Maddie) are visiting her mom near Wellington for a long weekend, and I’ve been to the zoo (yesterday, with Denise’s younger sister Ari and her partner) and to the Botanical Gardens (this afternoon, without Ben) with them. It’s really nice to be able to spend time with Denise – we’ve stayed in touch since meeting in California in 1999, which is a pretty long time for a travel friendship, at least for me.

Now I’ve got to head back out for a moment – I forgot to buy cereal for breakfast tomorrow. Luckily I’ve got a little convenience store right across the street.

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  • http://claudee.livejournal.com Claudia

    I am so keeping my fingers crossed. NZ University really seems to be different from here, from what I have heard, more like school … even though my Univesity (already studying in Bachelor/Master system) surely is a lot more like that as it is to the “old” german University structure.

    And yay for the convenience story, that’s really nifty.

  • Evamaria

    Gah, this class is a killer – they’ve condensed 12 weeks into 6, with tutorials and 1 page essays every week, plus an exam at the end… If I read everything that’s required, I won’t have time for anything else!

    I’ll probably avoid the convenience store in the future if at all possible – the owner isn’t very friendly, and the prices are much higher than in normal stores. But at least I have somewhere to buy milk if I need it.