More Orientations

Monday, May 21, 2012

                I have yet to wake up to my alarm still.  I’m always so tired come early evening and try to force myself to stay up and then still every morning I’m waking up around 6:ooam.  As a large group everyone with an internship made it out to acu via bus.  It was a long and crowded bus ride that took about 50 minutes.  There we had the orientation.  It went over the basics, how to dress and act, don’t show up late, the internship isn’t just given to you, and papers to fill out.  All seemed like common sense to me.  We then had a travel presentation where someone came and talked to us about certain trips that are available to us.  They include Port Stephens Weekend, Great Barrier Reef & Rainforest, Learn to Surf Weekend, Hunter Valley Wine Tasting, and Climb Sydney Harbour Bridge.   I then finally got the usb that allows me to get wifi anywhere.  So happy to finally have it so I don’t have to run down to the café anymore.  For lunch I went to Greenbush Plaza and got a pizza at a bakery.  It was just flat bread with cheese and all kinds of veggies on it.  It was really good and the price of 4.50 made it better.  The bakery had tons of fresh made loaves to purchase that I might consider buying instead of the 99 cent loaves at the grocery store. 

                The rest of the day was free to do whatever.  I am in need of a slightly larger satchel/purse to hold my folders of papers that I need to bring to my internship.  So I started walking out north toward the city to see if I would come across anything.  I walked 45 minutes out and didn’t come across anything.  At that point I decided I should head back.  I spent most of the time just looking around and at the people I past.  I still feel like everyone looks me up and down and thinks I’m American.  I’ll have to get used to that one.  I’ll probably just munch of food for the night; I’ve had a pear and a cucumber so far.

                Tomorrow is my interview so hopefully all goes according to plan. I’m not sure if I’ll have the interview and be done for the day or if I’ll spend the day there.  Which ever happens I’m sure it will go fine.

Fun Things

-dongle = usb

-flat out = really busy/tired

-benches along the sidewalk face away from the street, so when you’re sitting your back is to the street.  Seems silly to me