The End of Semester 1

Well it’s hard to believe that my first semester at Adelaide finished mid-November. Time certainly does fly by when you’re having fun.

Of course with the end of every period of study, you have tons of work to do. I myself had three essays to write and an exam to revise for. The essays were fine to do, and I actually enjoyred them (only slightly). As always with exams my handwriting is illegible, and I never plan my time well, but nevertheless it all went well. In the end I ended up with two Distinctions (80 and 83%) in my two modules, which is excellent.

During all this time there was still plenty of fun things going on. The Governor of South Australia hosted a farewell party for international students on the Friday before Halloween. Hundreds of us were given a rare opportunity to enter the grounds of the Governor’s mansion, for an afternoon of free food and alcohol. Seriously, it pays to be an international student, as free food and alcohol events such as this one happened quite often. I’ll have to make a point of pretending to be an international student when I get back to Leeds! On the same day we had an early Halloween party at Steve’s house. I surprised everyone with my Joker costume. Everyone thought I looked quite scary! It was a good night all round.

Steve, Jay and Sam’s band The Goon Bags performed for a second time at Grace Emily’s. The three of them were just as good as at their first gig and had a few new somgs to add to their list. And what is the end of a semester without another Jeffcott Street party? Every so often, a massive house in North Adelaide hosts parties which everyone goes to. The theme was ‘F’ for farewell, and I turned up without a costume (as I had doen at the previous two parties) without realising I had my fencing hoodie with me. Again fun to be had all round.

It was quite a shock to suddenly have to say goodbye to so many people, who were either going home, or were travelling for ages. It made me realise how quickly everything had flown by.

And now I’m off from uni until March. I’ve already been on travels to Melbourne and Tasmania, and there will be more to come!

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