Bond Uni: week 1

This is paradise.

Hello hello!
I made it through my first week of classes! My classes are truly amazing and the week went by so fast. So here is a quick recap of my classes and the other things I did during the week.

-Quick note: Classes at Bond Uni are broken down into lecture and tutorial. Each typically meet once a week, but tutorial is just a smaller group where they go over readings and assignments.

I start off the week with Australian History on Monday's and then have tutorial on Tuesdays. Lecture went really fast. The professor knows her stuff and she seems like a really nice lady. I however am not a huge history fan, but so far this stuff is interesting. We did not have tutorial this week because it is the first week of class.

Tuesdays are my longest day where I have class from 9am-9pm. I do have 2 three hour breaks which is nice. I start off the day with my TV studio class. I love this class! The teachers are not professors and actually have worked in the TV and Film industry since the 1960's. They are awesome and make the class a lot of fun. It is really interesting learning the different roles it takes in order to produce a TV show. At the end of the semester, actually Thanksgiving weekend (they don't celebrate Thanksgiving here) I will be one of many students producing the annual Bond University Television and Film awards. I'm a little bummed I won't be able to celebrate Thanksgiving with my roommates, but I'm really excited for the event!
After this class I have a 3 hour break and then my Australian History tutorial, followed by another 3 hour break. From 6-9pm I have my wine studies class. The teacher is from the wine industry and not a professor also. This class is going to be amazing. We get to drink/taste test wine every other week, and by the end of the class everyone is going to be very in touch with their senses as one of our tests is where we will have a glass of white wine and a glass of red wine put in front of us and we have to write down everything we know about it. A little intimidating but it should be fun. I truly will be a wine connoisseur by the time the course is over.

On Wednesday I have my TV studio practical for 4 hours. This week we got hands on experience being a director, directors assistant, floor manager, video board switcher, sound and audio person, interviewer, interviewee, and camera operators. It was so much fun! I think Wednesday is going to be my favorite day of the week.

On Thursday's I only have my sport coaching lecture and tutorial. There are only 10 people in this class. This class is also going to be very hands on which is nice. The teacher is a coach for the local rugby team here and not a professor.

I only have class Monday-Thursday and usually hit up the beach on Friday's. I'm living a pretty laid back life right now which is awesome!

Now for the weekly update!
This week has been filled with school, school, and more school. The majority of the nights I have fallen asleep by 10pm from exhaustion. Pretty much every night I have gone running on the beach which is amazing. I love running on the beach! The only super exciting thing I have done this week is done my first pub crawl. The theme was Cowboys and Indians. It was so much fun!

Ready for Pub Crawl 113!

At the bar in Mermaid Beach

I talked to my mom a few days ago and she is curious of what everything looks like where I am living so here are a few pictures of the place I like to call home until December.

Broadbeach, a 5 minute walk from my apartment.
No this is not a picture from a postcard or the movies.

A fun quote I saw at the chocolate restaurant in Pacific Fair.

Some flowers outside of Pacific Fair

The Meriton, the apartment complex I live in.

Jacqi and I at the ocean

Birds of Paradise

Well, that is all for now!
Later Gators!
<3 Melissa