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Happy Sunday everybody! Things have officially kicked off uni-wise and I haven't found the right opportunity to update until now, which is 3 weeks into the semester.
I'm finding that the first few days, and even the first week was totally different to what I was expecting. A lot of my time was spent in the library trying to do all the work I didn't know I had to prepare for and the hot weather did not help make it any more bearable
It is really nice to be able to walk through the campus and see all the buildings and rooms I said I'd visit when I was on tours and program days. On my first day, I made sure to take a moment to soak in my surroundings and appreciate that I was finally here after what felt like decades of waiting!!
One thing nobody tells you is how hard it is to figure out what to wear every day?? It's times like these I was thankful for having a uniform, even if I hated it
I've been recycling my Uniqlo basics and sneakers, and that's worked out so far– almost everyone I've seen around on campus is dressed so nicely as well, which helps motivate me to try lol
I didn't participate in much of o-week but I did make sure to check out some clubs and services Unimelb has to offer– I feel like as the semester progresses and more events happen, it's sure to get better and more eventful. I feel like since the uni hasn't been open for a while, things are still pretty quiet and everyone's still getting used to being in-person again– this isn't the worst thing, as everyone is taking time to get adjusted, and I'm less likely to feel like a clueless jaffy lmao. I've tried to make more of an effort to be more social– last year I would NOT have thought I'd have introduced myself to this many people so far. Ngl it's a little bit scary to meet all these different people, but it's good at the same time?? It's rewarding more than anything to put myself out there a little bit.
I'm enjoying my classes so far, but I do feel a little bit intimidated by the upcoming assessments I have to complete, as I'm obviously not used to the university's academic style and such, hopefully with more exposure and practice it will get less daunting?? My tutorials haven't really been delving into the content yet so I'm looking forward to when that kicks off, which should start this week.
I'm also being allocated to a group for my Arts Discovery research project soon, which should be interesting, as I'm not really a huge fan of group work but I think it would be a good opportunity to meet new people more than anything. Famine has been super interesting so far as well– I'm taking on a geography subject for the first time, so I appreciate the fresh content (as opposed to MBB1 which is a lot of repetition from yr12 so far) and am trying to stay on top of my work so I can engage with it a bit deeper and do some extra recommended readings. Tbh I haven't been on top on BLAW this week, so I'll talk about it a bit more next update
I'm taking full advantage of the flexibility of the subject, and am planning to specifically work on BLAW a lot tomorrow. I still am spewing a bit that I didn't pick up a language subject, but have been looking into possibly a winter intensive?? I'm not sure which language I'd take yet but I'm thinking maybe Italian or German
I think that's all I'll write for today, but I will try to check in on a more regular basis (it's looking like 2-3 weeks atm)
Thanks and catch you in the next one
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