Oh the Beauty

Hey Hey!

It makes me really excited to hear that you are all reading this! It's probably the best way for me to tell you guys EVERYTHING that comes to my mind. I see things or think of things throughout the day that I want to tell you guys on here, so I have this little pad of paper I carry around and I'll jot a note down here or there to remember things to say. I'm really enjoying this! (haha) Anywho. So school started this week and so far it's been amazing. One of my classes is Sex, Drugs and Disease and it basically talks about the health of marginalised groups based on their social situations, jobs and activities. My teacher is this CRAZY lesbian, feminist who I love. She's very outgoing and says whatever is on her mind. I think she is going to make this class great and I'm super excited to see what is to come. I'm also taking this Australian History course and I sat next to this boy Logan today. He's from Michigan and attends University of Michigan back at home. We really hit it off. It's fun to know that I'll have friends to sit with in class (hehe). I'm also taking a Marine Biology class...it's so fun..Jason, Becca, Brian and Kim are in this class with me and it is full of all international students from all around the world. We basically take really fun field trips to reefs, beaches and bays and study the life of the sea. We are going to have a fun time with that class. I'm also taking a Health Population class (which I haven't attended yet) it starts tomorrow and Melissa is in that class with me. I'll let you know how that goes. School is so different here though. The call college Uni and they don't have terms like freshmen, sophomore or junior..it's 1st year, 2nd year and 3rd year. Down here they only have 3 years of undergraduate work before they graduate from college. It's such a relaxed and layed back environment down here, I really love it. I joined some clubs with my friends. We went to a Sailing Club BBQ last night and had a lot of fun. We met a lot of Aussies (yes, some were cute). Saturday they are going to take us out on their boats and teach us how to sail...how awesome right! My friend Sean and I are also going to do Beach Volleyball club and that meets tomorrow night on the courts...I'm super excited about that...get back in my volleyball mode. I'm getting tanner by the minute down here, I had one class today and then went to the beach with some people for the rest of the day. It was SUPER hot today. We had another family dinner on Sunday (we are going to try and all get together for dinner one night a week to bond and catch up)..we had BBQ chicken and veggie kabobs! Guess what everyone...I like veggies! I'm seriously starting to eat so healthy while I'm down here (because of everyone else). I thought that would make everyone happy, I'm expanding my horizons with food. We plan on having a St. Pattys day dinner that will consist of corned beef and potatoes, so I'll feel right at home with that! I'm not sure what our plans are for the weekend but I will def. keep you all posted. Hope all is well in the states. Love you all!