Mini-Post

This update isn't going to be about classes just quite yet - I've only had one week of them, but it doesn't really count because they were just introductions. I'll write about them next week after I've had more material presented to me and thus will be able to convey more to you. However, I will tell everyone a little story about my day at the beach today...

It wasn't super hot today - I think only like, 23 or 24 Celsius. It was extremely windy though. And the wind is intense, so it picks up the sand and it feels like you're being sandblasted. Luckily, it wasn't that intense for very long so it was okay after about half an hour. Anyway, so I'm laying on the beach, listening to my music/sleeping/reading, and I realize that there is a seagull about .5 meters away from my feet, just chillin' in the sand. It was sitting down, and it kept tucking its head into its feathers and dozing off. So cute! When have you ever seen a seagull take a nap so close to you? Then, I watched the seagull yawn - it's a very funny image in my head. His entire mouth just opened so it was like looking into a big hole. He walked around a bit and then I guess he realized that he had to stretch as well. I don't know if this is how all seagulls stretch, but when he stretched out his left wing, he also stretched back his left foot. Maybe a minute later he did the same thing with his right side. He also walked all around the blanket me and my roommate were laying on - when we picked up the blanket to leave, there were seagull footprints that made a rectangular shape. Strange, eh? I don't know what to make of it except that the seagulls here are friendlier, just like the people.

Also, I finally saw the Southern Cross - it's a lot smaller than what I would have thought. But I can see Orion's belt, which I think is pretty cool. I had always wondered why I hadn't been able to see it. It's still strange to think that I'm seeing an entirely different side of the universe. I like knowing that I've seen both sides though - makes me feel like a universally better person (that was an attempt at a pun - it's late though and I'm sleepy so that's why it wasn't a very good one). At the same time, I feel kinda sad for everyone in the southern hemisphere, that they don't get to see all the northern hemisphere stars. Maybe the Earth should just flip upside down so everyone can see what the other hemisphere's stars look like. Although, I suppose that if the Earth flipped upside down people wouldn't be much worried about the stars and perhaps more worried about whatever natural disaster had caused such a flip. Ok, I'm ranting now so I think it's just better if I went to bed. Update next week sometime on classes!