That Back to School Smell

So today was my first day of school again. I've been in school for at least a decade and I still get that butterflies-in-my-stomach feeling. As if I've never been to school today. I can tell this is going to be a good semester and it's semesters like these that make me love being in school. I have two units this semester, both worth 12 points (24 points is the max per semester): Spanish Studies 8 and Language for Special Purpose. Four good things happend today:

1. My financial aid came today, all at once instead of in bits and peices with strings attached.
2. My course packs for both units cost under $20 total

3. Spanish Studies 8, an undergraduate translation unit, had a total of 4 students, all girls, including me. And none of us are Australians! Oh, but next week one of my friends will be joining us and she's half Chilean, half Spanish born in Australia.

4. Language for Special Purpose is all girls and only has 7 students. Even better, after the lecture we have have tutorials according to language pairs. I'm the only Spanish speaker in the class, so I get my own tutor to discuss my translations with. How great it that?

I had class in a new building today, the Law building. I always pass in the way the my usual building, the Menzies. Inside, there seemed to have been some sort of party going on, possibly some beer pong and beers. Did you you know Australian universities aren't as uptight about alcohol at university sponsored events? You can serve beers right on the green in the middle of campus and cook some sausages on the Barbie (BBQ). There is a German Club on campus, I'm sure they drink beer whenever they can.