Well it has been about a week since my last post so it is time for me to check in and prove that I am still alive. Today was the start of the second week of school and I just got out of Australian Pop Culture (really strainin the brain Down Under) Tomorrow I have a new class called Dreamtime to Dust which I have been told is a science class focused on Australia and Aboriginal influences but I will keep you posted. I dropped a Journalism class that was essentially the same class I took last year at SLU in order to fit this into the schedule. The prospect of knocking out a science credit with a class with "dreamtime" in the name sounded too good to pass up. I also signed up for "Res Wars" which are dorm vs dorm intramural tournaments with each week featuring a different sport. I will support the AC's Red Devils with all of my God given athletic talent in a myriad of sports throughout the semester.
This weekend was very eventful and filled with adventures in new places. Friday we went to the school sponsored Pub Crawl where Bondy's like us were shuttled to 5 different bars from around Robina and the Gold Coast. The night was a whole lot of fun and it was great to see some new places and party with new friends. On Saturday my roommate, friend Jon, and a couple of the girls decided to go to the beach as we had been planned since last weekend despite the less than favorable weather. While it didn't rain, it was definitely not sunny so we mostly just hung out in the sand, threw a frisbee, and watched the waves. While we would have liked to get some surfing in, we put that on the back burner for the next time we make it out.
On Sunday we had planned to go to a wildlife preserve where we could feed kangaroos, hold koalas and have other crocodile hunter style encounters with the local animals. Unfortunately the trip was cancelled due to the koalas being so cute and cuddly that the reservation exploded. (Also it was raining) Instead, we went down to an area called Surfers Paradise which while being an ideal place to surf (who knew?) is also filled with lots of cool shopping and food options. We spent the entire day walking around and ended up finding our way into a glow bowling alley where we spent part of the night as I put on a regular bowling clinic impressing all onlookers. As we took the bus back to Bond I couldn't help but think that despite our plans being shuffled around due to poor weather, it was still a very good weekend. Anyway, that is all I can think to tell you at this time so for now I wrap this post up and hope for a better weekend of weather this week. Until next time! - Jeff
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