Category Archives: First Week Adventures

First Week Adventures 4 – Friday and SUS Carnival

Well this was stuff from 7 days ago.  I’m so good with time management…

Oh well~

One Friday ago! Last day of my first week of uni!

September 9, 2016 (Friday and SUS Carnival)

On the third day of classes, I felt like I was starting to get the hang of things- emphasis on starting. I already knew what madness I would be facing as I went on with my day, all from my experience from the first 2 days:

  • Show up early to lectures unless I want to end up at the back of the class with the seat with the broken table
  • Finding a good spot to eat lunch and locating friends at the Nest is absolute hell
  • Try to ignore the paranoia I get from not being sure I clicked in with my iClicker despite seeing the green light (every time)
  • Wake up early becuase I think my contact lenses hate me and it can take from 20 seconds to 10 minutes for me to get them in for some reason (I’m new to this I’m trying)
  • I need afternoon snacks
  • Sometimes I can barely understand what my notes are saying an hour after I write them
  • Expect the Connect site to be as annoying and confusing as possible
  • Piazza is trying to drown my Gmail account
  • Pre-Reading quizzes are not to be taken lightly (or done only hours before it’s due)
  • Ew Pre-Readings
  • The day hasn’t even started and I’m already tired…

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First Week Adventures 3 – Second Day and SUS Tea Party

September 8, 2016 (Day 2+SUS Tea Party)

Second day of school!! Here we goooo~

That morning I was still winded and tired from going through Wednesday (see First Week Adventures 2), but then again I didn’t even do that much, I just don’t bode as well in new environments as I want to, and I’ve accepted it at this point.

So off to class I went!!

The girl on the left in the featured photo (they only show up in my actual blog for some reason, not the UBC Blog Squad feed) is my biology lecture buddy for the term. She might not know it, but I am ever so grateful that she’s in the same class as me. It’s comforting to know that there are one or two people I know that can keep me company amongst the 200+ strangers I share lecture halls with. I’ll try with my mediocre socialising skills to get to know more people(hopefully, probably) soon, but for the first day, having a familiar face next to you is always appreciated.

We met up with another friend, (high school friends I love you) and off we trekked to the West Mall Swing Space, which is where my farthest lecture hall is. I learn later that I have made a mistake thinking that Swing isn’t THAT far away from the rest of my lecture halls (haaaaaaaa). As we get to the hallway outside our lecture hall 20 minutes early, once again, (see First Week Adventures 2), the hallways was already packed with students ready to fight the mob for good seats. I have seen students have to stand at the back and write with the wall as their table or sit on the walkways, so I guess showing up to lectures super early is pretty sensible. Continue reading →

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First Week Adventures 2 – First Day of Classes

Last Wednesday was the first day of classes. That happened.

I feel like I should document this now so I can laugh/reminisce (or sob internally ) at how it all went down when I read this again some time later.

September 7. 2016 (First Day of Classes!)

The night before classes, so the night of Imagine Day, I remember sitting on the floor of my room, having a stare-off with my stack of newly purchased textbooks from the UBC Bookstore. (I obviously lost)

First thought: ugh new textbooks.

Second thought: oh no I don’t have a locker anymore. (I truly miss those, I really liked having a metal box to throw my stuff in and forget about)

Third thought: oh no I have to carry these things around with me…

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I am even more fascinated by the students walking around with teeny bags now, and I have more respect for those that walk around with what seems like a library on their backs and make it look casual and effortless. I really don’t like carrying textbooks around.

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