As I write this I am sitting on the green lawns of Flinders University, parking my self out side of the ICT building where I’ll be learning Computer Studies, the view before me is almost breathtaking.
The foreground is a dense arrangement of trees, bushes and shrubs working their way down the steep incline towards the lake nestled by Uni Central. Beyond the hills of the university the metropolitan Adelaide stretches out towards the ocean, which glistened in the bright sunlight, teasing the uni students who are stuck inside working.
Today’s weather is an odd arrangement between the warmth and the wind: the skies are blue and cloudless and the sun intense, but the wind is strengthening by the hour and howling through the trees and buildings surrounding me. It plays on my skin, sometimes warm beneath the sun but sometimes prickled with cold as a gust of wind wraps itself around my body.
The birds around Flinders Uni are taking full advantage of the clear sky, diving in and out of the trees seemingly playing a game that doesn’t end. Their chatter can be heard all around the university as pigeons, parrots and many more are seen high amongst the tree tops. Beneath them a throng of students are assembled, and walking around. It is the first day here for many, and the first back for many more. Lectures have started and people are slowly loosing the cheer that they arrived with. Nerves are creeping up on many as they realise they are alone in a lecture of dozens of people, and that soon the workload will be piling up on them.
A musical beat is floating over the wind, coming up from Central. The O-Week celebrations are continuing as tunes are blasted from speakers. The cafeteria is full of people, as is the bar. The shops will soon be in full swing, I’m sure.
The laws that I am perched on are at the top of the hill, the highest point of the uni. Surrounding me are other people, some in groups and others by themselves. Chatter is quiet as people lay soaking in the warmth of the sun, slowly penetrating through the wind. Jackets are wrapped tightly around bodies, while others adorn shorts and thong. Personally I am comfortable and warm with pants of denim and a nice hooded jumper. The climb to the top of the hill tested my strength and brought forth a little perspiration, but now I am chilled and relaxing.
I know that this relaxation won’t last, and in a few minutes when my lecture starts a new world will open up to me. Already I am unsure if the topics I have selected are what I want to do, but with time I am sure that I will work that out. I will give my ICT topic a go, but it takes up the most of my time, and this isn’t what I want. I may even get to change into something fun, like Drama or English or Japanese. These things are useful. ICT? Apparently it is where the jobs are… things to think about. Why not do both? Just overload later on…
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