Ok, good. He's posted. He isn't dead. Even though he said he would post a week ago.
All I have to say is that school, as well as the social aspect of school, has definitely picked up a bit. You'll all be glad to know that I've been working pretty hard over the past few weeks, trying not only to make my stay here in Australia a good growing experience, but a good academic experience as well.
I woke up this morning at around 6:00am to proofread and complete a paper, and now I am just waiting for the Faculty of Arts building to open so I can turn it in and be done with it. It was an extensive look into the various nuances of Australian Rules Football, along with it's social and economic impact. I also gave a presentation in class about the different sport associated with different groups in Australia. I picked similar topics for each assignment, so I could knock out two birds with one stone, as they say. I'm clever like that.
As far as my intellectual curiosities go, I'm taking a huge interest in the natural sciences. I'm thinking of the environment, like how plants and animals work. I haven't had much time to really sit down and think about it as a career path yet. I just hope that it isn't too late for such a radical revelation. There's not much correlation between biology and civil engineering. I suppose that I have only really finished general education courses, and I'm really not that far into the civil engineering aspect of my schooling. If anything, I've taken more advanced chemistry courses than anything else.
Hopefully I can periodically keep up with small updates. All of my previous posts are pretty long and detailed, which is why I think that it has been so hard for me to keep up. With a small post here and there, I can at least give you guys a hint that I still care about letting you know what I'm up to.
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Marc - I'm glad I wasn't holding my breath awaiting your posts (I'd be dead by now). It's good to see that you are writing again. I remember you saying that you wanted to keep up your blog so that you would have a log of your experiences in addition to keeping your family involved in your adventure. Keep it up because we miss reading all about it.
I'm glad that you are concentrating on your school work as well as your social life. You seem to be thinking hard about your future. How about environmental engineering with a minor in biology or chemistry?
We were just talking this morning about how we thought 5 months would fly by. In some respects it has but there are days where it seems as though you've been gone a long time. Can't wait to see you again, we all miss you very much.
Yes, that was a clever idea on the assignments....and shorter, more frequent updates is also a good idea.
So, you go to Australia and it sounds like your turning into a tree-hugger. You're not turning into Al Gore, are you? Well, as far as the natural sciences go, I can tell you how plants and animals work. The tree grows, I put up a tree stand, get in it, and shoot the deer. I'm kidding!
I just couldn't pass that up. I'll support whatever you decide to do. Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, whatever. As long as you enjoy what you do....and you can finish school in three more years.
We miss you and love you very much. Can't wait to see you, Dad.
Periodic small updates? Miss you son.
I know, I'm not very good at this, mother.
I miss you guys too.
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