Monday, April 13, 2015

How is university going for me so far?

All of last week I was on Easter holiday which was so nice. I did a lot of things I haven't had time to do before, and I am usually careful with my money, which I still was during the break but I spent more now to make it feel like holiday. I went to Brisbane, walked in a rainforest, ate fancy dinners and more. A perfect first holiday at the Sunshine Coast. Today class started again and I had trouble sleeping last night but I still got up in time, got dressed and did my make up, ate a good breakfast and went to the bus stop. I came ten minutes early and waited for the bus. I waited and I waited and the bus NEVER SHOWED UP?! Thats the first time that has ever happened here. I was so confused and I noticed the people around me who were taking the same bus got mad too. But there wasn't anything I could do and lucky for me, they write everything that is mentioned in class on the school blackboard website, plus they film all the lectures so I've been sitting here now reading and watching but since it is the first day back, a lot of people are still on holiday so the information wasn't too important. I took another bus instead to Sunshine Plaza, bought myself a phone and a birthday gift for Bea which is on Friday.

I've been here for a while now and I've finished half my first semester. How do I think my studies are going so far? Well, pretty good actually. Not a lot of people besides my parents know this but I've always been insecure about school and felt like a failure too many times and deciding to go to university was a big decision for me because of it, but I hope that as time goes by the more confident I'll get. A few weeks ago I had an assignment due that I was not happy with at all. I didn't understand a lot of it and I tried finding help from all recourses I could get my hands on but when it was due I didn't have a choice but to just send it in. Paranoia got to me and I've been worried ever since that I wouldn't pass it but just a couple of minutes ago when I was checking my blackboard I saw that the grades on the assignment had come up. Nervously I clicked on open and waited for it to load and then the grade got up. My cheeks started hurting from smiling so much when I saw my grade. I passed! Ahhhhhh it was like a weight had been lifted. Thank god for that! Hopefully it will go just as smoothly on the next two assessments for this class, Media and Communication Industries.
Communication and Thought, or COR109 as we call it is a mandatory course that everyone at the uni have to take their first semester. It is all about academic writing which is the complete opposite of what I am interested in but I do it and right before the holiday I sent in an assignment and it felt pretty good so I am now hoping that I pass and get a grade I can be happy with.
Creative Industries seems to be a lot of fun and games and I don't actually know if I've learned much but I really enjoy the tutorial on Thursdays afternoon. I've made some friends in that class that I like sitting with and they are super cool and the teacher is super sweet and funny.
Then there is my favourite Creative Writing. At first I felt insecure in this class because I've always kept my writing to myself and I didn't know if it was good enough, because everyone in the class is really passionate and they can all write incredibly. But then during one tutorial when I was "forced" to read something out loud everyone applaud and that made me feel amazing. I'm more confident in this class and I participate more now and I'm really enjoying it. Every class I feel like I'm learning something new. I finished my first half of the short story we had to write and hopefully the people who grade it will like it.

1 comment:

Jannewibbe said...

Well done! We are proud of you;-) M + P