It just so happens that my name was on the list, which is nice, because I had already decided that if they didn't find it, then I would steal a glace at their papers and come back with one of the names on their list. So I might have ended up as Dr. Jackson, or Dr. Rice or something. But looks like I will get to just be me. So the orientation/registration process was much different than I thought. It was a kinda come and go as you please, with some mandatory areas as well. So kinda like, you have a week to do these things, and then at certain time you are required to be at a lecture and such. D and I were not expecting this laid back, no real schedule type of anti-organization, so we have done everything today.
We are registered with name tags, class schedules, campus tour, and even the financial aid area. But there are other tours that you can sign up for, that are not mandatory, just if you want to. D and I will be going on one tomorrow, that has promised to take us into the rain-forest and to hike to some waterfalls.
We are oh so excited! We are to pack a lunch and everything, which means that D and I will have to make a trip to the store in the morning, because we are really running low on food. It is just different when you take a bus to the store, and you know you are going to have to carry everything you buy back on the bus, and walk to and from the bus stops. It seems as though we don't buy as much. Just so everyone knows, our classes are the same, but all first termer's are in the same lecture. We have not been assigned labs yet, so not sure there. Also our lectures are from 1-5p.m. each day. I have heard that labs are in the morning, and this makes sense, seeing as how our afternoons will be spent in a lecture hall.
On another note, I tried a samosa today. It is kinda like a chicken pot pie, but deep-fried, and the crust is similar to an egg-roll. And speaking of food, they produce COKE A COLA here, and you will not believe what the second ingredient is. I will just tell you, it is SUGAR, the real kind, not that high fructose corn syrup, and let me tell you, it is good. Well Good Night!
P.S. Prayers and Thoughts go out to the people of Haiti.
A-- We get somosas at the Clay Pit. Are the ones there triangle.... you know "Witches Hats." Girl, don't you remember watching the marathon Damages (Labor Day 2008)and eating somosas and pizza? How can you forget that? Hours and hours of TV and high-carb food. Something like that should stay in your brain for a lifetime. h
ReplyDeleteAnd dang it, if I don't now want some somosas. And probably some pizza. Oh, heck. h
ReplyDeleteThese were simular to the ones we ate there, I guess everyone has there differnt take on somasas. Also, I totally remember that, except for the fact that they were called somasas. hehe. TV watching is just not the same without you! -A
ReplyDeleteWikied somosa, saw a picture.......deep fried goodness, Cokes with real sugar, 80 degrees and an inviting ocean. I hope classes start real soon, you may be going native before long!
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