August 5

The girls who went to sleep at 8pm decided to wake up super early and instead of being quiet like most people, they both rifled through a bunch plastic bags with their stuff for a while. WHAT THE HELL... Take it outside, get ready quickly and quietly! Jesus... So, because I was awake, I decided to go catch a few rays of sun on the sun deck. I put on my bikini, took my towel and staked out a prime spot near the pool... Then I made some breakfast and went out to enjoy the sun... Except it was very overcast and gray! UGH. I stayed out there for an hour and this nice Canadian guy who’s been at the hostel for a while sat with me. Then I gave up when it started drizzling and went downstairs to study for the rest of the day.

Ate an early dinner and then went on the internet for a while. Now, I’m back in my room to study a bit more before bed time.

Roommates: Same foursome. Denmark and two loud Germans... I think the German girls are staying for a few days. One is staying for 4 at least until her boyfriend meets her, then they are moving into a private room... They’re OK, as long as they don’t make a lot of noise tomorrow. I just don’t like how messy the room feels. I miss the days when it was just Denmark and me. 

August 4

I tried to sleep in as late as possible, but it just wasn’t working. I had to get up for class. Ugh. So, I dragged myself out of bed and got dressed, not happy about my long day... I turned in a bunch of linbrary books went to class and the professor basically talked the whole time about my meeting with him and MY topic – Dark Tourism, to give examples for the class. Embarrassing. Everyone seems to have some pretty good topics, I’m impressed. Especially ‘cuz mine took a lot of research to develop, but they just came up with awesome topics on their own.

After class was the TSA Welcome Lunch, so I walked down there with my classmates and joined TSA... I ate some cookies right away and mingled with friends. Haha Didn’t really do anything important. Then I ate some free pizza and Christian tried to get a volleyball game started, so I went with him to try to recruit more people. Pretty soon we had about 6 people on either side, so I went back to sit down and text my boyfriend. We packed up a little early and I quickly volunteered to take the volleyballs back to the gym, which meant I didn’t have to do much else! Haha. While I was at the gym, I saw that the entire pool was being dug up so I decided to try and get a refund for my pool credits! They submitted the request – yes! I’ll get that money back.

Then I took the bus down to the South Bank and waited 30 minutes for Jillian and Lina to meet me at the Gallery of Modern Art because Jillian really wanted to see the Surrealism exhibit. I wasn’t in a very good mood because I had sand in my pants from volleyball, the exhibit was $16 and I still don’t have any student loan money from the school.. UGH. Plus it’s Lina’s birthday which means that I would have to shell out money for drinks and dinner, etc. for her. Jillian bought her museum ticket, which left me hanging a little bit... But after the exhibit we decided to go to Max Brenner’s Chocolate Bar for a sweet snack... So, I paid for Lina’s food there. I decided that we were adults and could eat dessert before dinner, but that turned out not to be such a good idea because then we all ended up feeling sick and didn’t want to go out salsa dancing (which is just as well because I was tired anyway). Plus, my boyfriend was already making a big stink about it and my increased involvement in TSA. Ugh.

Roommates: Denmark and I are holding down the fort, but then two separate German girls came in and one was jetlagged, so she decided to go to sleep at 8pm! UGH. So I went to go watch a dumb movie in the hostel’s theatre and then went to bed early. They both have a lot of stuff, so our room feels REALLY full and messy! =(

August 3

I slept in and then went to campus because I had a meeting with my professor about my topic for my thesis. He was able to do what I wanted, which was narrow it down to one topic and work with me on what I need to do in order to find some theoretical underpinnings. We met for an hour and it was good, some confusing, but I really appreciate him and the time he took to discuss with me. Although, he said he was going to call me out and make me say what I learned in class tomorrow. UGH. Then I tried to meet with my old Professor, who I thought had experience in researching this topic, but she wasn’t around, so I emailed her instead. I went home and talked to my boyfriend for a while, made dinner and then researched and read an entire book for my thesis. I gotta get through a bunch of books in not very many days! Ack

Roommates: Denmark girl. 

August 2

Of course the one day I have to wake up semi-early, I don’t get a good night’s sleep. At 1:30am, the one crawled into bed with the one above me and they started talking. And the one (the annoying one) can’t whisper! The other was trying to tell her to whisper, but she wasn’t doing a very good job at it. A couple times, I shushed them, but it was no use, I woke up frequently throughout the night and then again at 5am, when they had to pack up at leave for the train. Hopefully they won’t be coming back...

I went to a TSA meeting in the morning and then was going to stay on campus and study for a few hours until my class at 4pm, but I was just too tired. So I checked out a few books from the library and came back to the hostel to nap. My 4pm class is the online class anyway, so I technically don’t have to go to lectures. Plus it was a guest lecturer anyway. I woke up and it was 2:30pm, right when the kitchen is closed for cleaning, so I watched the last 10 minutes of a movie and the very beginning of Lord of the Rings, then made some food and read a few articles for my Education class. Then I watched the end of Lord of the Rings and made dinner, then read a bit for my thesis and bed!

Roommates: Lesbos moved out, Denmark stayed. 

August 1

Had breakfast and then studied all day for my thesis... Then I watched a couple movies in the evening because I didn’t want to be in my room.

Roommates: The Lesbians came back! WHAT! Of all the rooms they have to come back to mine?! UGH. I thought I was done with them. Denmark girl stayed, so the Lesbos were restricted to the top bunks and one of them (The annoying Chip-eater) is now sick, and chose the bunk above me, of course! They napped ALL day, cuddling with each other, so I avoided my room at all costs. 

July 31

Boring day, just researched for my thesis and then watched movies in the evening. Apparently Jillian told me that she had my GoCard. I have no idea when we exchanged goCards, but apparently we’ve been using each others on the bus system for a while, because I had hers and was using it after she left for California, in June. Ugh. But then apparently I lost hers and she has mine, but somehow doesn’t have my ID and health card, etc. It’s a big mystery which I don’t think we will ever figure out. Haha Anyway, after the movie, I ate a late dinner and then went to bed. Not very exciting.

Roommates: Denmark girl stayed and a British girl moved in for one night. Even though we aren’t supposed to have alcohol in the room, she had two beers, so she offered me the 2^nd and we sat and talked, drinking warm beer on the floor for a bit.