wow. that's been quite a busy week... i shall compile the thoughts about it in this short post:
i started my classes on tuesday and even though i hadn't had tutorials i feel like the busiest person in the world. (i know, everyone does) so after couple of changes i made in my schedule i am taking four courses: spanish ab initio, philosophy: knowledge and reality, intro to communications and intro to pyschology. i have had all of them already and i think i shall stick to them, at least thru' the first term.
the professors are really fine. i have a mexican spanish teacher (un alumna, chica bonita!), but the rest of the professors are canadian (or canadianized). all are quite all right, except i didn't get much of the first communication course. i hope it'll improve, cause i have to obtain a cosmic gpa in order to maintain my scholarship. well, i have no doubt it's worth it - they pay me humongeous amounts of money just for me being here.
only the books are bloody expensive - one psychology (watch: used, yes used) book costed me 80$. a new one costs like 130$. crazy. on the other hand i bought an excellent oxford thesaurus for 15$. where's the logic?
i reckon, i am busy not yet to academics. well, at least not in a large extent. i repeat: yet. it's mostly settling down issues. damn, here i have to do everything by myself! i have to apply for insurance, i have to go thru' the whole wide vancouver to pay it, i have to open my bank account, get the laundry card etc. etc. etc. god bless norwegian social democracy which had kindly protected my polish ass for last 2 years.
another issue - food. as i have mentioned before i am on the dinning plan. it means that i get a card with a certain amount of money and i can use it whenever i am hungry. the food is not bad, it's just a little expensive to me. of course, most of the canadians complain to the food in the dinning hall. whenever i hear a complain i tell them scary stories about fiskekake and carrot mush, but they don't seem to believe. anyhow, the choice is between 3-5$ hamburgers and french fries and 10$ nice chicken dish with salad and everything. so as they advertise - you've got a choice, indeed.
now my first real weeken at the residence is coming; i wonder how will i spend it...
