Orientation 11 Jan 17/08

Still have a cold –sigh** bought vit C and cold meds I am bound and determined to get rid of it as soon as possible. The more time I am spending at school the more excited I am getting about starting classes. The faculty all seem really enthusiastic and friendly. We spent the whole morning getting to know some of our classmates and playing team building exercises. I really wish U of A had made some sort of effort to do the same kind of thing.. SGU is starting to have more of a high school feeling just because the classes aren’t as big, it’s definitely not as intimidating and you don’t feel like just a number. Making acquaintances isn’t too hard, I know I’ll have to work at making real friends though because I’ve always had the same core group of friends at home (who I miss☺ ). I guess it’s always good to extend yourself a bit and get out of your comfort zone. Tonight the plan is to figure out my class schedule, read my student manual, make some supper (or rather eat last nights leftovers) go grocery shopping and of course update my blog. I was recapping the week and I’m pretty overwhelmed at how much I’ve accomplished. In summary: I moved halfway across the world on my own, navigated around a foreign city learning how to use reggae bus public transit as well as school buses, I learned how to get around on campus, about using a foreign currency and conversion, figured out how to use transformers/adaptors for various electrical appliances, figured out where to buy groceries for cheaper, moved to a dorm, had repairs organized, figured out how to call internationally for cheap as well as about vonage and acquiring internet and lastly I learned how to scuba dive. I wonder what the next couple of weeks will bring. Miss you all and hope to talk to you soon!