I had to get up at 9:30 for class today. My 11:00 politics lecture on Tuesday is my earliest start, so that’s not too bad. I was a little bit lost on my way to the building, but I found someone I knew who was also in the same class, and she led me in the right direction. The class, Seeking a New World Order: Washington and World Politics, is the course I am most looking forward to taking while I am here. I think it will be really interesting to see another perspective on American foreign policy, since I have never really gotten the view of America from another country. Based on the introductory lecture, I think it will be a pretty good class and hopefully not too much American-bashing will take place. The tutorial for this class was cancelled for the first week, so my day would end a little earlier than usual. I knew a few people in the class, and afterwards, some of us went to lunch. There is a student-run Wholefoods restaurant upstairs in the Campus Centre, which is supposed to have some of the cheapest prices and healthiest food on campus. We went to try it, and it was pretty good and definitely cheaper than some other meals I have had here. Adam and I were scheduled for the same tutorial for Contemporary Australia at 2:00, and we had some time to kill before, so just sat around outside for a while. At Miami, it is pretty uncommon to see people relaxing and playing on the grassy areas near the academic buildings, but here it is quite the opposite. People were playing frisbee and hanging out everywhere on the grass. The tutorial wasn’t anything exciting, and we got assigned group presentations and then left after about 30 minutes. During my afternoon off, I took care of some things, printing (which is not free here, the way it is at UM) and doing laundry (the 4th floor dryer also sucks.) I tried to fax a form back to the Study Abroad Office at Miami, but the lady in the Residence Office said it would cost me $9! It is cheaper at the Campus Centre, she said, so I’ll try that tomorrow. Tonight, we made fajitas on the grill outside, and I enjoyed those. A kid on my floor, Dan from Wisconsin, turned 22 today, and coincidentally, the bar on campus had its grand opening, so he had a birthday celebration there. We went for a few hours, and it was fun. After that, a group of us came back to Howitt to go to Cheers, the usual Tuesday night bar. It kinda sucked tonight. It wasn’t really crowded and about 90% of the people there were guys. Also, I don’t know if a lot of Monash people went, but the only people I knew were the eight other people I came with. Maybe it was a little less crowded since it’s the first week of school. We came back, and I made some food in my floor’s kitchen with a group of people. It’s pretty annoying that there really isn’t anything open around here for late night food, even on weekends. On the other hand, as Adam says, it’s a bit of a blessing in disguise, since it will usually prevent you from eating a lot right before bed. Tomorrow’s class doesn’t start until 2:00, and I’m going to try to get up in time to make eggs.
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