Today was an ok day, I only had two classes that combined 2.5 hours but it seemed longer than that. The teaching system here focuses on heaps of little assignments and I almost missed one this morning! I much prefer the bigger and beefier assignments as you have time to plan for them whereas here you are constantly thinking of what is due next.

I made it into the Farrand Dining hall for lunchtime today, only because I was one of the first in line at 11am. The food wasn’t that spectacular this time. I had a chicken burger and salad. After my classes I went to the CU-Bookstore to return one of my books for a better copy because somehow I had bought one already defaced. The textbooks here are insanely expensive (even used ones) as I have probably already mentioned. I’m still waiting on that check (!) to arrive so I can purchase the rest. I did find some of our required textbooks online and I’ve linked them in the page here.

Before I leave for some dinner I’m going to leave you with a award I recently acquired.

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Textbooks are so bloody expensive…sure I buy some textbooks back home but since the prices here are in USD I pay so much more, and just when you think that what you see is what you pay for - don’t forget to add the 8.7% Colorado state tax. I’m currently awaiting my cheque to arrive from Australia but I was already forced to buy two as I need it for “homeworks”. Yep, you guessed it, here at CU they call assignments, homeworks!

Another thing is that we have assigned readings to do before class. Sure it’s different and can be beneficial but it does strain on the amount of free time that is left for you. So anyway that was my whinge for the day. I’ll probably be in Denver this weekend so the next few posts could possibly have some interesting pictures. Until then, James.

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This Miss Teen thing made me crack up so much. But I guess if you were put on the spot so bad sometimes your mind just wanders and you say utter crap. Still, the answer she gives about “some people don’t have maps”, was pretty much a blonde thing No offence to any blondes out there, but this was an exception.

The question: “Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can’t locate the United States on a world map. Why do you think this is?”

The answer: “I personally believe that US Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some people out there in our nation don’t have maps, and, uh, I believe that our education like such as in South Africa and, uh, the Iraq everywhere like, such as and I believe that they should, our education over here in the US should help the US, er, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future for our children.”

Go figure…