July 27

Today was my first official day of class. I woke up and was surprisingly nervous about it. Actually, I was much more nervous about going to the swim squad because I am out of shape and didn't know how intense the class was and if my level was up to par. I made my way to campus on the bus, transferred downtown. It takes quite a bit of time to get to school everyday, which is annoying. Then I walked to the aquatic centre and told them I was a first timer so I could get in for free. I forgot how long a 50m pool is and how much it seems while you are swimming laps! At first I was the only person in my lane, but then it filled up and there were 3 other people. My out of shape ass was def not ready for lane sharing. Anyway, it was tough, and I don't know whether I will continue to do that, or if it is more economical and better for my schedule to just go and swim on my own. In the past, my problem with going outside of a structured class setting has been self-motivation, but maybe I can do it now. I need to decide in the next day or two on that.

It was raining when I got out of class (and while I was swimming), so I walked up to get some lunch and then head to my Event Sponsorship Class. I walked in right on time to a full room and took the very last seat in the front row. The room was about 95% Asian (Majority Chinese) and I was the only native English speaker. About 10 min into class, a guy walks in and says that our classroom has been moved to a different building, so we all get up and walk over to another building. No one can find the entrance to the building or the classroom and after about 10 min of wandering around, we all start going in separate directions! Finally, someone passes word through the crowd that we are going back to our original room! Ugh! What a headache. 30 min of class wasted. Again, the grading for this class is based on two reports, each worth 50% of my grade!! As a Business Econ undergrad, I am used to exams, so during the class I was taking notes furiously, thinking "Oh, Definition, this could be a test question!" Wrong... It's a lot of pressure for these reports, I'm a little nervous about the amount of research and how they are starting to all be due around the same dates!! At least I don't have finals, yet, which means more summer vacation in November!!! We'll see about the other two classes...

Went to the bookstore for more books, and then took the bus home. Ended up on the same bus as Lina! Came home, then all three of us went to the grocery store and cooked some dinner, then retired early. Michael sent us an email saying that lots of people were bailing on the beach camping trip this weekend, so since he could only take one carload now, he's taking the Irish girls. We felt literally voted off the island since we didn't make the cut. But we understand, because the Irish girls are leaving in a few weeks, and we can go another time... Oh well. Guess we're going to the Gold Coast to party this weekend, instead!