Classes

The first week of classes are basically over for me. I have one this afternoon and then I am done. So far, I have noticed that the classes are basically the same as in the US. The grading scale is much different. Here a 50% is considered average instead of a 75%. There seems to be more writing than what I am used to and more power point presentations as well. The cool thing is that class is only once a week for 2 hours and then you have a 1 hour recitation.
The last class I have is Cell Biology. Hopefully it is not too hard. International Relations will be difficult cause I am one of the few Americans and he is always making fun of our foreign polices and I don't really know what he is talking about. Philosophy class seems easy but very boring. I didn't learn anything new in the two hours he lectured.
I still can't get used to everything being on the left side over here. When you are walking down the hall way traffic flows on the left side and people pass you on the right. Even walking into subway you start on the left side then move right and place your order on the far right side. England and Australia are the only countries I know of that do this. Crossing the street is different too cause you have to look left, right, and then left again.
The TV programing is pretty nice over here. I get to watch all the NFL games in real time, the Australian Open, and the Premier League. I finally figured out how cricket works after watching that for a couple hours. It is pretty similar to baseball. The coolest thing is that, even though they only get 10 channels, Australians get premium shows like Entourage, Dexter, and Extras on basic tv. They also have a couple movies on a night. I have only seen a couple of actual Australian shows though. It is mainly all American tv shows.
Working out has proven to be harder than I thought. I don't know how much I am lifting cause it is all in Kg instead of lbs. I have to go on feel. I tried to swim in the lap pool. It is Olympic sized. I got done with one lap and was dog tired. I sat in the hot tub for 15 minutes trying to catch my breath.