Lots more students around, since this is the official Orientation week. There was only one event that I absolutely had to go to- the meeting with my department (that's Science & Engineering, by the way). The brochure said 9:30 to 4, so I assumed they meant "stop in any time and we'll set you up," but no. They meant, "Be there at 9:30 sharp 'cause we need all 7.5 hours with you. Also we'll be walking around and you'll never find us if you're late." So I missed that, but one of the guys at the International Student Center told me that it wasn't a big deal.
...I'm just killing time until the big concert at 6:00 now. Checked out the shops on campus- there's a cafeteria, a bar, a few coffee shops, a convenience store, and a bookshop. (Fun fact, Alisa- an English class is reading The Golden Compass, only here it's called The Northern Lights.)
Right now I'm taking advantage of the still-free internet. Turns out the school does keep track of how much you download and charges if you go over your limit... I don't know how to deal with that. I know I sound like an addict. I am. I'm ok with that. They say it's free for international students between 8 pm and 8 am, though, so I may be staying here a little late once in a while. (I'm pretty sure that maps to 5am to 5pm your time. So, while you have class/work. Great.)
AUSSIE SLANG OF THE DAY: Capsicum = bell pepper
So, here are some more pictures:
WEIRD BIRDS!
(Anyone know how to put a jump in a blog post so people don't have to wait for all my pictures to load?)
These are Kookaburras:
And I almost walked right over these guys: (the middle one is a baby!)
Cockatoos by the side of the road:
And ducks:
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