Week 8

This week was a long one in terms of homework. I have a paper due next Thursday so I spent most of the week working on it. The good news is after this paper I only have 2 more papers 1 final test and one quiz left for the whole semester. Yesterday we had a volleyball competition. It was really fun. We had a really strong team. There was one weak link that brought our team down in the semifinals. I had an issue with my food allergies earlier in the week. The label on what kind of meat was in a casserole was wrong so I had an allergic reaction to it. Today we went to the beach. We at at our favorite place, Yogolicious. We did some suntanning and swimming. The week was finished off with watching two movies and a skype date with my family.

Week 7

Week 7 consisted of taking quizzes and researching for papers. Whitney and I played basketball a few times this week. I was getting sick of the Dining hall food so Whitney and I went to McDonald's to try that. The McDonald's here was not much better than the dining hall. This weekend consisted of watching movies, playing volleyball and going to the beach. There was a small fair on Saturday. It turned out to be nothing special. It was cold and cloudy so we went back to school for the day. On Friday, we went Stand Up Paddle Boarding for the Pursuits class. It was really fun but it was difficult to keep your balance. I fell off once. It was a fun week and next week we are going canoeing.

Week 6

This was the 6th week of school and all I did all week was work on my papers that were due. I worked out every day at the gym. I got all of the papers done and submitted. This weekend was a movie weekend. I didn't do much other than watch movies with Whitney. We went to the shopping center and bought basketballs. We shot hoops both days this weekend. Whit beat me 3 times in a row in HORSE. It rained all weekend so it was a good lazy weekend to mentally prepare for the next two weeks. For the next two weeks I will be consumed with schoolwork.

Vacation week.

This week Amelia, Carolina, Jazmin, Whitney and I went to Cairns for break. The first day we went into town and we also bought food because the resort was self catering. Whitney and I got a message. it was my first one. On Tuesday we went on our Cruise. It was a lot of fun, we went to Green island, which is part of the Great Barrier Reef. We went on a glass bottom boat tour along with a semi-submarine ride. Other than that we went snorkeling. Whitney and I snorkeled more than the others because Caroling cut her hand on some coral so she had to get it tended too. Wednesday was a lazy day. We laid by the pool for a while and played card games and watch Pitch Perfect. Thursday was White Water Rafting. It was a blast. It was cold out and the water was cold. We stopped by a huge rock that people were jumping off of into the water. Amelia, Whitney and I jumped off. I did a backflip. Our guide was really cool. He made the trip fun. We were all exhausted after the adventure. On Friday we had another day by the pool for a while. The other three girls went to town. Whitney and I stayed back and cleaned and got everything ready to leave. The weather was that great during the trip but it was still a blast. The train ride was the worst part of the trip but we still made it fun!

Week Before Break

This week was another good one. I studied the first part of the week and worked hard on homework but the closer Friday got the less motivation I had. I still have two papers due August 15th. This week in outdoor pursuits we learned how to canoe. I was glad that I had Whitney as a partner because she knew how to do it because she did it before. She just directed me and told me what to do as she steered the canoe from the back seat. She is definitely a back seat driver. We had a lot of fun with that. Some of the students including Whitney and I had to leave early to get back to the school for class. Later that night we left on the train for Cairns. The train ride was still better than the plane ride to Australia despite it being two hours longer. The group that came to Cairns with me includes Whitney, Jazmine, Carolina and Amelia. When we arrived we went to the shopping center to buy food for the night. We made it to Trinity Beach by bus and went straight to the beach. Keep in mind that it was 7 p.m. Whitney and I went to the grilling area and cooked hot-dogs for everyone. We had a conflict with our train schedule and hotel reservation. We had  no place to stay last night. We all slept on the beach and took turns staying up and watching for crocodiles and anything else that could have gone wrong. We had no problems and checked into our hotel today. It is quite nice. After that we bought more food and went to the beach until supper time. Whitney and I made spaghetti for everyone to eat and ended up watching a movie before going to bed. This week is now Vacation!!