3 Days In

     Well, what can I say, I'm starting to love it here. Yesterday (the 5th) was the exchange orientation. In the morning there was a brief lecture/meeting and then all the exchange students had lunch together.  Although brief, it was nice to meet the people that I'll be seeing around campus for the next 4 months or so. After lunch, Sarah (yay she's here!) and I headed over to the ISC, International Student Centre, to register and sign up for some trips. After that we just relaxed for the rest of the day at the campus pool. Sarah and I enjoyed the sun for a couple of hours and then went to go meet our friend Shelby - a Western student who is here for the full year. The day ended around 8 pm and we both headed home to get some Z's.


     This morning (the 5th) I met Sarah at the Global Lounge on campus, an air conditioned spoke without the food. We met a guy named Dylan, who is actually from Newmarket (the town next to mine) and ended up hanging together for the day. We went to the campus pool again and researched potential trips and outings that we should do. Today was absolutely gorgeous outside and I underestimated just how powerful the sun was. You know what that means? SUNBURN. I have the pinkest little nose and red shoulders but it's not too painful as of yet. After the pool we headed to Boon Lay mall, the first time for Sarah and Dylan, the second for me,  to pick up a few things. We actually had our first asian sushi!!!!! It was very tasty, and slightly cheaper but not too much. There was a sushi market where you could buy 2 cucumber pieces of maki for just 50 cents! It was really cool because you could mix and match different kinds. After the mall we headed home, showered, and got ready for our first campus bar night.. Running into other exchangers on campus all day it was decided that we would all head to the campus bar, the staff lounge, to get some drinks and get to know each other. I only had one beer (SGD$9 ... i know) and am now home to rest up for tomorrow.

     Tomorrow I am headed to campus early to go on an exchange outing. We are headed to Little India and Chinatown which I am so excited about. I'm starting to fall in love with this exotic place I call home.