Yes. I finally started uni here! woohoo!
Today was a little bit full on. Started at 9:30 in the morning and had 5 hours of lectures till 5:30pm. I had a lecture for every single subject that I am taking this semester.
I thought Monash was hard working university comparing to some of the Japanese university, but you have to come to Purdue to find out what the actual hard working university is like! Every subject has at least 10 Homework assignments to hand in and 10 little quizzes, as well as 3 mid-semester sized exams at night every month kinda thing... Hmmmm it is good that it is going to keep me busy until the end of semester but I might actually be popped by the end... This week, I already have 3 things to be assessed including 2 quizzes and 1 HW assignment.
Tomorrow, I have my first 7:30am class EVER! nope, I am not excited at all.... But I finish at 1:30pm so its a plus, i suppose.
The past weekend has been quite a blast, actually. I met so many exchange students like I am through a picnic that was happened to be held right next to my apartment. I met a couple from Australia, about 4 from Japan and so many from France. One Swedish guy that I met was quite nice too. after the picnic, we went to some guy (that i had never met) for a party. It was quite a blast. His house was quite tiny but there were about 50 people in there... it was really hot inside so we had to spend some of the time outside breathing... It was quite fun! I dont know why I didnt meet these people before...
Sunday, I went on a trip to Lake Michigan. The Lake Michigan was HUGE. it looked like an ocean. There again, I met quite a few nice people too. I really like the girl from Adelaide, Stacey. She is quite funny and really fun to be around :) The bus trip from West Lafayette to Lake Michigan was 3 hours. so we had to spend 6 hours in the bus, but it was kinda good chatting away with some total strangers in the bus :) I love talking random stuff!
Apparently today there was a welcome reception for exchange students... but I had a class right on the reception so I couldnt get a free lunch or meet new people. hmmm I actually havent met American kids apart from a couple I met through the band camp. Oh by the way, I could not get into the Marching band here :( Well I am kinda sad but not really at the same time. I really dont know what to feel about it. It would have been a blast, but by doing 2 hours of practice everyday and Saturday game, I would have no other time to do anything else, you know. I am still going to be playing in some form here. I am having an audition for the concert band and Basketball Band or something to support basketball players. No time for Jazz though, sadly my timetable doesnt let me to any Jazz apart from the top one. well I dont think I am good enough for the BEST Jazz band at Purdue... hmmm no.
Meh, I am kinda neutral at the moment. I cant really say I am the happiest person in the world but I am pretty happy :)
hmmm yeah I probably should go to bed preparing for the class at 7:30 tomorrow :S
Love you heaps
Kumiko
2 comments:
Kumichatka
That's curious; I thought that Americans would be lazier than us, and certainly than Japanese, with their education.
Are there other Japanese people at Purdue? Or are you the cherry blossom amongst the forrest of pine trees.
hehe, cherry blossom......
I've always said that 7am->1am is a much better time for school. So much better. How many "contact" hours have you got? Or is it all blocked together in longer days.
Who's party was it? Jean Pierre? Or was it someone famous.. Have you met anyone famous yet?
Pity you missed out on the exchange students... but you are right you want to make friends with the "americanos" not this foreigners to.. your foreign land.
Yeh lake michigan is pretty big.. No lake baikal. don't get me wrong, l michigan has a bigger area but it's the true volume that is a better indication of how good a lake is. Plus wouldn't you rather be in siberia?
And - now that it's been a couple days of starting at 7:30 i'm sure you are used to it and ready for it! P.s do you remember 7:30 HL Physics - those went OFF!!!!!
peace out bundle of japanese funniness
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