Still here.
I have survived…two whole weeks in Melbourne!
I have settled in nicely. I wake early in the morning and depending on my mood (i.e. how lazy I feel) I either get up early for breakfast, or sleep in and have none. My bed is small, my room is wide.
I have been attending my chemistry bridging course. I have learned a great deal, but still flounder daily in a seething ocean of incomprehension. I know that eventually all the lights will turn on at the same time and I will see what it is I’ve been learning, but for now I feel I am stumbling about in a darkened hall. I can feel that this is something I can begin love, though. I love especially that care that needs to be taken in measurements and organisation and cleaning. I feel like we are trying to contain chaotic things in neat little jars with labels and warnings. Soon we’ll have the whole world bottled up and named.
My college is large, but for now there aren’t too many people here. Just the early arrivals, like me. I live in a little Victorian building separate from the main building, with other postgraduates and graduates. I have made fast friends with two. We meet mostly at mealtimes these days, as we are all busy with studies. Dinner is especially interesting, there are always new people to meet. Today I sat at a table where everyone just happened to speak German. I may not leave this place knowing how to speak German, but I may just be able to perfect my German accent. A perfectly useful skill, yes?
I have settled in nicely. I wake early in the morning and depending on my mood (i.e. how lazy I feel) I either get up early for breakfast, or sleep in and have none. My bed is small, my room is wide.
I have been attending my chemistry bridging course. I have learned a great deal, but still flounder daily in a seething ocean of incomprehension. I know that eventually all the lights will turn on at the same time and I will see what it is I’ve been learning, but for now I feel I am stumbling about in a darkened hall. I can feel that this is something I can begin love, though. I love especially that care that needs to be taken in measurements and organisation and cleaning. I feel like we are trying to contain chaotic things in neat little jars with labels and warnings. Soon we’ll have the whole world bottled up and named.
My college is large, but for now there aren’t too many people here. Just the early arrivals, like me. I live in a little Victorian building separate from the main building, with other postgraduates and graduates. I have made fast friends with two. We meet mostly at mealtimes these days, as we are all busy with studies. Dinner is especially interesting, there are always new people to meet. Today I sat at a table where everyone just happened to speak German. I may not leave this place knowing how to speak German, but I may just be able to perfect my German accent. A perfectly useful skill, yes?