First Week of Class

The Three Sister in the Blue Mountains

I am in my second week of classes at University of Wollongong. I am taking 2 engineering courses, a statistics course and history of Australia (AUST 101). So far, my teachers have not been too difficult to understand but I am still easing into classes.

My first weekend in Wollongong I took a trip to the Blue Mountains. It is a mountain range west of Sydney known for its blue tinted mountains and a special rock called the Three Sisters. I stayed in a small touristy town called Katoomba. I went abseiling down a mountain, went hiking, saw the Three Sisters, ate kangaroo jerky and went to a zoo. I saw my first kangaroo, wallaby and koala since I have been here!

This past weekend I took the train to Sydney with a bunch of people in the international house. We went downtown on Saturday for the Madri Gras Parade. It was a fun group, but unfortunately rained a lot and kept the crowds away.

We have had many rainy days recently and areas in New South Wales are having flooding problems. It is predicted to rain every single day of March! This is new to many people my age because this year is ending an 11-year draught in the Sydney area. Rain or Shine I am still determined to learn to surf! An Australian living in the international house was kind enough to teach me. I 'sort of' got up on my third go. I still have a lot of room to improve!