2009 – how original. [nicola]

Hi to all! I hope you’re have a great 2009, for the year has just begun – and I’m so full of excitement as to what it may bring.

I spent my New Year in Singapore, before heading to Manado, Indonesia (via KL) with my family and some family friends. There was the joy of a whole week of scuba diving in the beautiful islands – really, I’m speechless (wordless) as to how to describe the experience. However, I shall try my hardest. There were lionfish and stonefish, the elusive pegasus and the only electric clam in the area. I had the opportunity of getting close and personal with giant sea turtles and touching them underwater. When we resurfaced there were also dolphins at the surface… *sigh*. So now I have my licence, and was thinking of joining the scuba club at uni, although looking at rocks at Williamstown does not quite hold the same appeal.

Due to being away, I’ve a rush of paperwork for exchange to get completed, and navigating my way around the University of California’s website is proving a little complicated for one so directionally challenged. Now its just earning the money to go on exchange. yes, money. Oh why are the good things in life expensive?!

Uni has come early for me, hence the fact that I’m writing so early on in the year. This year I’m taking a summer subject ‘Australia in the Wine World’ which has given me a thick reader to get through before the end of Feb – at this stage all I know is that Pinot Noir is a red grape.  Hmm.. a little more to learn perhaps? Its really interesting – but at the moment I’m doing 3 jobs and now volunteering at ScienceWorks – yay! come visit 🙂

Edit (20/1): wow. wasn’t expecting that one, I’ve just been offered a place in the Bachelor of Commerce for Melb Uni, 2009. There goes with keeping all options opened. However (and you all say hallelujah!) I’ve decided to stick with Science, mostly because the prospect of doing an extra 6mths of uni wasn’t worth it – and the fact that I’ll be older (and wiser) than most of my peers – it really wouldn’t be fair. Thing is though, the database now has me enrolled for 2 degrees now – I don’t suppose this is the cheat way of overloading, doing 8 subjects?! ow.

Ciao!