Tim Tam SLAM

So many things to say, not enough time to say it. This past week has been awesome. I've started classes. We'll start with that...

Classes are done not too differently from PC. Powerpoints are big down here. And for some reason, they LOVE to use YouTube for lectures. I think it's great. Then we build discussion off whatever clip they may have found. All the classes are Blackboard based. All the readings, the lecture notes, discussion questions, assigments, etc are all done on blackboard. Since classes are bigger, tutorials are set up during the week. Basically, we have small group discussions once a week on the lecture and actually discuss the reading for that week. Whoever our tutor is grades our assessments as well. So far, so good. My lecturers are great, lots of fun, and I've met some people in class as well.

Last weekend a bunch of us went down to Southbank again, but this weekend there was a dance...thing...going on. There were 5 stages set up on the street, and at 6 there were belly dancers, break dancers, hip hop dancers, tap dancers, latin, salsa, swing, etc, etc, etc. They had performances as well as workshops. Debbie and I learned an amazing hip hop dance; we're basically professionals now. Earlier that day we checked out the Gallery of Modern Art. Awesome exhibitions, lots of color, big balloons. yep.

This week has been the free week at the gym before you have to start paying for classes, so we've all been trying out different classes and sports and stuff. I went out to check out the Ultimate Disc Club here; let me say, they're amazing. It's soo much fun! We played for 2 1/2 hours Wednesday night, then went out to dinner afterwards down the road. They do lots of tournaments, including a week long tournament at the Gold Coast at the end of September. Lots of Aussies and Americans, and I met alot of cool people last night with similar interests as myself, so needless to say i'm going back haha.

I have not yet told the home crowd about the title of this post. Tim. Tam. Slam. First off, amazing cookie chocolate thing that needs to make its way to the states; that's a tim tam. to layers of cookie with chocolate in the middle. then covered once, sometimes twice, in chocolate. it's heaven on it's own let me tell you. Then you add the slam. Obtain for yourself a beverage. Preferably hot, like coffee, tea, hot chocolate. I've also done it with milk. yum. Bite off two opposite corners of the tim tam, stick one in the beverage of choice and the other end in your mouth. Start sucking like a straw. Soon your cookie will be full of your coffee with the taste of chocolate...eventually, the cookie loses stability and collapses, which is when you shove the whole thing in your mouth. Probably the best thing anyone can do with their life right there. The end. Nuff said. Go online and ship yourselves some tim tams now. I'm sure I'll be writing about "Pods" later which I have not yet tried but have been advised to buy immediately and eat many of them.

This weekend could quite possibly be filled with koala hugs, shopping in the city, and rugby. Be on the lookout for an update soon! PS - new pictures up! check it out!

Much love to all.