Feelin' HOT HOT HOT!

Wooooo hoo! The weather has once again shifted and I'm loving it! This past weekend is was sunny and warm and PERFECT for the beach, which made my roommates and I very happy :) Our University is not right on the ocean, so we have to take a bus there which takes about 1 hour total with all the stops. It is kind of a trek, but was well worth it when we got to the beach! We were starving so we went into a fish and chips restaurant, but we all got hamburgers...uh yeah, not so kiwi of me. Oh well, I'll have plenty of other opportunities to eat "fish n' chips". I'm not too worried. It seemed like the whole university was there, at least everybody I know, which I guess isn't a lot haha We hung out there for about 4 hours or so which was GREAT. It's weird though because peak sun hours here I guess is 4-5 o'clock which is different from back home...so we stayed until about 5ish. We took some pictures on some really pretty rocks by a cave (luckily my roommates are good at documenting our experience because I fail when it comes to taking pictures...I will have to improve on that for you all). I will also improve on making this blog more interesting by including pictures...when I take them haha So look forward to this blog being a lot prettier I hope. I guess I just stink at being cute. Stick with me :)
Saturday we got up and went to a market in the town center which was great! They have all sorts of clothing, jewelry, toys, candles...pretty much anything you could want! It was really cute and there were musicians playing where you could get food. Being the picky eater that I am, I got a waffle from this cute little German stand, with powder sugar, maple syrup and whipped cream while the rest of my group got souvlaki? Or something like that... it's greek. I also got some chips a.k.a french fries. Can you tell I'm a carb queen? We sat on the grass and talked for awhile, soaking in the warmth. It was really relaxing and nice to be outside. We then headed to K-mart to pick up some much needed things and headed back to our flats. I was EXHAUSTED for some reason and in a weird mood, but we were going into the town that night to check out some of the clubs and stuff for the first time. Some of my friends had been down there so it was a first for me. I hoped I would get some energy by the time we went down! You go downtown pretty late...we left at about 11:30 pm. There are so many different clubs but we chose to go into a place called "Boogey Nights". Clubs here are free which is awesome and I literally danced for four hours straight. This place was so much fun! The dance floor lit up and they didn't play the hits from today but songs from back in the day! haha They played S Club 7, Spice Girls, John Mellencamp, Lynard Skynard, Michael Jackson and a bunch of other 80's and 90's songs. It was right up my alley. We left at 4:30 am! Places around here do not close down early. I couldn't believe how late it was! People were still there when we left...it was insane. But, I had a great time.
Sunday was a really chill day. Didn't really do much. We basically all watch the Olympics when we are not out running errands haha I really do not know what we're going to do once they end. It's fun to watch because we cheer for New Zealand, Canada and the U.S. We're obsessed pretty much :)
I had my first class of the year today! It was my political science: introduction to international relations course, or "paper" as they say. I think it's going to be a really interesting class but it's weird because I'm not used to huge lectures! There are at least 200 people or more. The professor is very passionate about what he is talking about and seems to have a lot of experience teaching it. It's weird we have a paper, a mid term and a final exam. That's it. No other grades. It's going to take a little getting used to not having homework assignments or readings...but I'm not complaining! After my class, I went to a fitness class at our rec center. They have so many classes that they offer here...it's great! My friends and I are determined to get into shape, and after today's "Pump" class, I can't imagine how I won't be! We did weight lifting, squats, abs, bicep curls, tricep lifts, gosh everything! I literally worked every muscle in my body. I LOVED IT! We are taking a cardio or muscle class everyday...or at least we plan to. We'll see how long that hold up. I'm pretty determined though! I'll keep you updated haha
Alright, I got to go to bed...I have class again tomorrow! It's weird I'm finally in school. Miss you all!