Now that classes have started and the homework and reading assignments are being thrown at me from every direction I know that I shall soon find a groove and routine. Speaking of reading, the grand total of books that I have purchased just for 'Fall Quarter' has reached the dizzy heights of $300!!!! That is insane. I'm trying to remind myself that that figure is not in pounds but that is still ridiculous! I don't think I spent the equivalent on books in the first 2 years at Warwick and that is what I have spent for a little over 10 weeks at UCSC! Next quarter I am NOT taking a literature class!
All the clubs that I signed up for at OPERS have their first meetings this week so I am really excited to get involved in them and meet some more people:) Everyone that I have met have been really friendly which can be a bit off-putting actually as it is quite forward. Us Brits tend to ignore everyone and wait for the other person to introduce themselves, and even then, their gesture is greeted with a smile and a "Hello", not "Oh my ggodd you have an accent! Where are you from? Why are you here? Oh that's cute" etc etc. I have shaken so many hands in the past week. I am not complaining at all, in fact, I think that we could learn something from the Americans in this department, it just takes a bit of getting used to. Same with the whole "Hey-how-are-you-have-a-nice-day" thing in shops...
I have been having a bit of trouble with my foot which flared up before I left England. I had been told to rest for 6 weeks and while some of you may not believe that I have been resting (I have tried as much as possible truly!) it has been getting worse so i decided to go to the health centre to get their advice. Well, i walked in and came out with a foot bandage, ice packs, crutches and ushered into the on campus disability van that drove me the 100feet back to my apartment! I have this van at my disposal for the next week which I think is so funny! They take very good care of you here!
Other things that have been going on...an outside screening of Toy Story 3, a trip to Capitola Mall, copious amounts of frozen yoghurt consumed, game nights, night time wanderings (gently obviously;)) aanndd I found a Body Pump class close to campus that I went to today! Also, for the first time, it is raining today which I am concerned about. If it rains solidly for 7hours straight then that means tonight, at 10pm, the annual Naked Run will commence! I shall explain more if that happens!
This week is going to be BUSY. So many meetings, classes, homework etc etc. Hopefully I survive! Some more photos: Bookstore and SU, Monterey Bay from my college's dining hall, and an interesting painting..points to the person who can figure out what's going on!
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