So, since I've been so slack with the blog writing lately - especially compared to when I first created it - decided I should try and get back into it a bit. Well, that and also I can't sleep. The bad sleeping habits have started again already! It's something about being back at uni... This is going to be fun tomorrow when I have to get up for a 9am lecture!
But anyway, onto more interesting things. This week has been pretty good so far. Fairly light on class - don't have any class at all on Wednesday at the moment, which is kinda weird but nice. Here's hoping I don't get put in a tutorial on that day.... Actually that's one weird thing about classes here - you don't sign up for the tutorial you want, you just get assigned one, and then have to petition to get it changed if you really need it to be. So strange, and also a little inconvenient. But I guess they don't have crazy rushes on My Dundee (their version of Wattle) of people signing up once tutorial sign up goes online. Still trying to figure out that system actually - I swear I never had this much trouble with Wattle?!
So probably the most exciting bits of this week have been trying out some of the clubs and such here at Dundee. Like I think I was saying in my last post, I decided to try some different things. Tuesday night I went to the university choir. It wasn't too bad, although a little intense for my first time back in a choir since late high school. Am also planning on trying out the gospel choir tomorrow night, and then might end up choosing which one I like better. But it was still fun, and met another cool Scottish person, which is a bonus! Scottish people are now finally overtaking exchange students as the majority of the people I've met now. They were also plugging this 24 hour musical production at the choir rehearsal which sounds kinda interesting - basically everyone meets up and learns the songs and parts etc overnight, and then perform the finished product the next day. Definitely sounds like an experience anyway, so will have to see what happens! Only downside is that you have to pay to participate, so basically pay to be sleep deprived?? But I guess it'd be worth it, cos it'd probably be a lot of fun.
Anyway, then yesterday arvo (Wednesday) I tried out shinty. Not sure if I explained this in my last post or not, so I'll just explain it again. Basically the best summary I can give for it is it's just like hockey but the sticks are shaped differently and there's practically no rules. Apparently its very traditional, some kind of Highlands game. I have to say I was a bit doubtful when I first turned up, after everyone telling me how brutal it is and the guys that met us to take us to the fields talking about having seen someone's bone before in a match.... But it was actually a lot of fun. And since so few girls play it and most of them are new and so not very good, it doesn't really get that brutal. Although two guys did get hit fairly hard in the balls just in that one practice - which as a girl I found kind of amusing. Met some cool people there too, and have decided I definitely need to get this whole Scottish rolling of the r down, if I don't want to sound like a bogan when I say some of these Scottish names!
Also went to a flat party with Jenna last night, and met her sister and a bunch of her mates. That was fun, although the flat we were in was absolutely roasting!! Definitely confirmed to me that this winter I'm going to have to be even more of a pro at layering than in Canberra, if I want to survive. It's the same overheating situation, but with more of a contrast between inside and outside I guess. But yeah the weather has definitely started to take a chilly turn. Thinking its time to buy a jacket and some good shoes soon. Possibly next week - there's this event called Student Lock-in at the shopping centre nearby on Wednesday. Basically you can get in if you're a student, and theres food and such, and extra discounts at a lot of stores in the centre. Non-shopper though I am, it still sounds kind of fun, so will probably go along.
Then tonight, I had a go at fencing. It was a bit of a last minute decision - hadn't put my name down at the Sports Fayre, but then met a girl at shinty yesterday who also does fencing, so found out from her a bit about it and decided to go along. Have to say I'm really glad I did, cos it turned out to be really fun, albeit very sweaty and therefore stinky when everyone's sharing the same stuff every week. Am definitely going to have to work on fitness though, for both shinty and fencing - knew I was unfit again, after having done no proper physical exercise since June, but the past two days have made me realise just how much. My butt and thighs were already screaming at me tonight. Something else that will make getting up tomorrow morning painful :S
Still also want to try out the trampoline club - just cos it sounds so novel! The give it a go session was unfortunately at the same time as shinty though, so haven't made it there yet. Will have to see about it next week... Have decided against the others I was looking at I think. Namely badminton, archery and netball. Netball and badminton I could do at ANU, and anyway netball would only be fun to play with friends I think. And archery is apparently at the same time as fencing, and so is now out as well.
Anyways, should probably go try to sleep again. Looking forward to a visit from Hannah this weekend, which should be awesome! :) Been too long since I last saw her! But yeah, thats all for now, so night/morning... :)
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