O'Week, cockatoos and other stuff...

Well everyone it is the beginning of O'Week here at Uni Adelaide and let me tell you this is quite a production! Uni is full of a bunch of tents with all sorts of clubs and then places advertising tons of different things! This whole show of stuff at Uni is kind of like the day we have on the lawns back at Luther (what is that day called?) but on a larger scale. The one thing that you would all see here that you wouldn't see at Luther are the different tents and set ups for cheap beer! The drinking age here is 18.

In general O'Week seems to be just one big party for all of Uni. It's also a big deal back at the colleges. Each of the residential colleges have their own list of events planned for O'Week. Many of these events revolve around pubs and alcohol consumption. No worries I will not go get myself trashed! The past two nights Aquinas College, where I live, has gone out to the pubs. It is quite entertaining even when you are sober to partake in the dancing with those that are totally gone. Much laughter! Although there are some set backs, like broken glass on the floor which is no good for those wearing flip flops; beer and alcohol getting spilled all over, which is also no good for those wearing flip flops but is also no good for your clothes and hair. Yuck! Needless to say I had enough beer spilled on me the last two nights to fill an ocean! ok so not really it's just fun to exaggerate!

On to other topics that don't make us all sound like complete lushes... Today was exciting as I walked to Uni and saw what I believe were cockatoos in the park! How awesome is that?! I mean really?!?! Now cardinals and blue jays are pretty cool at home but when you see Cockatoos just chilling in the park, now that's pretty awesome!

Now on to my reason to walk to Uni... Today I have a preliminary lecture, at least I hope I do, which is a time to just kind of get together and hear about what the class will be like for the semester and maybe learn about what books and things we will be reading. So it's pretty much like the first few days of class back at Luther, except they actually have just a week dedicated to these kinds of introductions to class. Yesterday my lecture was cancelled and I am still boggled as to where I can get my reading and what exactly my reading is. It's quite ridiculous I think. Today's lecture is for my philosophy class, we'll see how that goes.

Well I had another thought about something to write but it slipped my mind so I'll try to remember it tomorrow or later today. Much love to all!

smuder