home sick? hell no!

it's been just over two months since i left home, but i can't say i've been homesick any time yet. time has flown, i haven't even had time to think about home! although i am kinda craving mum's cooking...

class

i am really only taking two required subjects, the other two are free electives, these are:

architectural design studio 6
practices in sustainability design
intro to philosophy
general psychology

design studio is 4 hours a day, 3 days a week, as opposed to one 6 hour class a week back home. we have a work shop, and each student has their very own workspace in the studio - the facilities are great!

it is a design/build studio which means the designs won't remain on paper, but we'll be building them! we will be building furniture e.g desks and chairs for a studio space, i.e kick-ass fun! so far we've had to model a human joint, and i've also learnt to weld, by making a gun.



SIX ITERATIONS OF AN ELBOW

GOT MYSELF A GUN... HOW AMERICAN OF ME!

the other three electives are very interesting, making studying for them not so arduous. there are a lot of weekly readings, and i've already had two tests, three weeks into semester.

frats/sororities

so pretty much it's just like in the movies. all the frat dudes are in polos, khakis, and boat shoes, and the sorority chicks are banging! they're cut copies of each other and at the "rush" they're all wearing the same clothes, so it's like an army of good-looking girls!! i've heard about some pretty strange initiation rituals, and i've heard the sororities have really strict rules also, like they can't drink together, or have a boyfriend during certain stages of initiation, but i will investigate further to bring YOU the facts!

drinking

waaaay too much drinking going on!! alcohol is at least half price here compared to back home! you can buy a keg with 150 schooners for $100! $1 drinks nights!! MADNESS!!! needless to say the nightlife is wicked here - the strip of bars on the main street or house parties, it's all good.