Another week has gone by. It seems strange to think that I have been here for under three weeks. It feels like a lifetime but in an amazing way.
After week at JCH, I am certainly starting to feel like home. It is great to be part of a community that is so welcoming to people. At university itself, this week was orientation week. Apart from the odd lecture, it has been mainly fairs and free giveaways. Not that I am complaining. It still has not sunk in yet that I am here to do some work. However that may still have to wait. Next week there are no tutorials, only introductory lectures. The week following that, the tutorials are introductory. With the gap I had before coming out here, it feels like an eternity since I was a real student.
With not having much to do in terms of studies, it has left plenty of time for myself to get to know Melbourne. What a city. I know I must sound like a broken record but it is true. This past week I have moved from street arts projects (Gertrude street projection festival was amazing, pictured below) to chocolate restaurants and everything in between. What has made it even more special is to spend this great time exploring the city, with amazing people. I am pretty sure a city like Melbourne lifts people. It certainly has lifted me.
Given the fact that I have been exploring the student scene, it means that I have been in and around a lot of trendy, hip places. That can only mean one things, hipsters (pictured below). I visited a fair on Saturday, hours after walking down Gertrude street. I have never seen so many hipsters! With their impressive facial hair and alternative fashion sense it all a bit intimidating. I am trying to grow my beard, but it is patchy at best. While out here in Aussie, all the locals are sporting a bush on their face. It is enough to make me be a touch envious. I'll keep on trying aka being lazy and do nothing :)
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