Algie… Is that a building?

Hello from Auckland Uni again! I have successfully completed 3 days of class, and been to three of my four “papers” [a.k.a. lectures]. All of the classes are interesting and a little intimidating, but the biggest change is the lack of interaction with the professor. With 250 students at one lecture, the professor doesn’t really notice you. I do have to vent about one small issue here… staplers. Pay for printing- fine. Getting caught in the rain every five seconds- kind of fun. Having no way to keep my notes/handouts together- problem. I have always underestimated the convenience and organizational magic of just one staple. Now, I don’t really watch the stapler market, but I have a feeling that they are not $35 for a simple, ordinary stapler is a tad overpriced. And like salt in a wound, my dad removed my mini magic stapler from my luggage because it wasn’t needed. Honestly, its not that big of an issue, I just embarrassed myself today when I fought through a crowd of people trying to buy coursebooks only to find that the stapler was glued to the table. [Believe me, it was superglued- I tried to get it off]. It was also embarrassing when I tried all of the four staplers on the table only to find out that hey- you have to buy your own staples and bring them with you to the stapler area. No worries- I will get over it in the next 5 minutes, I’m just in shock.

Oh, and one of my classes is in the Algie theatre. They don’t write the names of the lecture halls on the maps, so you can imagine how awesome it was to ask people where “Algie” was.
I absolutely hate missing everyone’s 21st! I hope everyone had a great time- and I’m already creeping on pictures! It looks like you all celebrated in style : ]

You will all be happy to know that I did significantly better at the pub quiz in Devonport. Surprisingly, the movie quote category was my best area [and I have never seen any of the movies]. Devonport is such a cute Victorian town, with great food markets and houses. Majority of the people there move down from England- and the last house sold within 48 hours for 5.4 million. Hopefully, I will be able to go back during the day to take pictures and post them soon.

Thanks for all the emails, conversations, and MAIL!!! They all brighten my day and remind me that you don’t forget about me!