A student's morning

Since my last blog entry things have started happening. I had my first lectures at uni yesterday, the first one at 2.10 pm and the second one at 4.10 pm. They were ENGL114 and ENGL117 or, more commonly known as Introduction to Literary Form and How to Read Stories (I know, even the lecturer agreed that the name of the second one is very lame and misgiving).

I was very nervous at first, but a girl named Katherine started talking to me while we waited for the first lecture to begin, and as it turned out she is actually doing the same media course as me as well, so I know at least one person in two of my courses. Yay for me.

During the hour I had to wait for my other lecture to begin I went to the book shop and queued there for about half an hour before I even got inside. I only bought two collections of Student's Notes, so it felt a little like a waste of time, but I didn't have anything better to do, anyway. And I must say, it felt good at the same time, to be standing there in line with all those other students. It felt like I belonged there. I think this might become a very cool experience.

At the moment I'm sitting at my new computer desk having a cup of coffee and writing this blog entry. I went to The Warehouse two days ago and got heaps of stuff for the apartment. I bought a very cute 3 piece set consisting of a small, round table and two chairs, so now I don't have to eat my food either standing or sitting on the floor anymore. I also bought a bedside table, a wee bookshelf, the computer desk I mentioned before, and a chair for my student "office". Needless to say I feel very organised and at home right now. I have everything I need to make myself comfortable. (And study, of course.)

The only lecture I have today begins at 4.10 pm, and is the How to Read Stories one. I'm really looking forward to it. The lecturer was very inspiring and funny yesterday, and the course seemed more interesting than the other English course I'm doing. Yesterday the lecturer (James) started the lecture with a video from YouTube, about how to read a book. And guess what? It was a Norwegian video! It's funny, because when I went to high school in New Zealand one of my teachers at the school actually showed us the same video. I remember telling everyone that it was Norwegian, and that I could understand what they were saying (while everybody else had to read the English subtitles). And now the same video was being in shown in a lecture theatre at uni, in front of hundreds of students. I felt so proud.

We were told to buy the book Atonement as soon as possible, and to read it and re-read it even faster, because we are going to study it thoroughly in ENGL117. Starting like, next week. So I'm heading into town before going to uni today I think, to see if I can get it cheaper than at the uni book shop. I'll probably grab a coffee and lunch at the same time. Alas, that I have not lived in the city before. I love it.