((Preface: Okay... So I'm bad at blogging. I've been keeping track of stuff I want to write about (things I've done, seen, noticed, or thought about)... but I never seem to find time to actually turn it in to a form that is worthy of posting here. So if the standards weren't low enough already, I'm going to lower them even more so that I am more likely to post more stuff more often, but not necessarily written well or detailed or well organized. If you want more detail or explanation on anything drop a comment or an email (: ))
So I mentioned at the end of the last post that I was going to have a South Coast (which means colder down under, but supposed to be quite pretty (coastline, vegetation, blowholes...)) trip early in the morning... I sleep pretty lightly and wake up to alarms pretty easily except under very rare circumstances... but this time I just forgot to set my alarm. Luckily enough, even though my alarm didn't go off at 6:30, I got a Google Calendar notice on my phone for something the night before (17 hrs off ;)) at 7am. So I was awake and thought I could make it... which I would have been able to if I had been smart and hopped on it properly, but I underestimated how long it would take to get there and how soon they would leave if I didn't show up... so I missed it.
Snap.
Sounds like I should be able to make it up another time (maybe late October when it's much warmer!) without paying extra. Phew.
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So... how is it?
Australia's pretty good. it's got it's upsides and downsides. definitely makes me appreciate a lot about princeton, beyond just what i expected (academics, for example). the school is mostly commuter which means it lacks some of the social atmosphere around a lot of college campuses in the states (even when people don't live on campus they often all live very nearby together in houses/apartments/etc) -> makes it harder to meet Australians (or others) randomly at school to hang out, but i've met some through classmates and others so slowly expanding there. some cool study abroad kids for sure but doesn't compare to what it would be like to have a good friend or two from home or school out here. i'm really close to the beach and as it gets warmer (winter -> summer) it's going to be really awesome... which i'm looking forward to. surfing perhaps?
On the Rising and Setting of the Sun
So growing up on the coast in California means that whenever I'm near the ocean I'm almost always on the West coast... which beyond the geographical and cultural reasons for being the best coast, also means that the sun always sets over the ocean. Here, being on the East coast of Australia, not only does the sun not set over the ocean (we get sunrises over the ocean, but who ever sees those? ... and sunrises don't generally look quite so pretty) but also... as the sun gets lower in the sky, for a couple of hours before it actually gets dark, the beach is all in the shade! Makes it much harder to get to the beach after class before the beach gets cold. : / Oh summer...
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What is this about the East Coast? Sunrises are beautiful over the ocean (or anywhere for that matter), and much more metaphorically uplifting than sunsets. And saying that the west coast is "the best coast" for "geographical and cultural reasons" is simply wrong. I won't debate it beyond that.
Hahaha... it sounds like the bias swings both ways. Perhaps if I had explicitly included the implicit: "these statements are my subjective opinion based on my personal experiences and biases" you wouldn't take issue. And hey, maybe one day I'll fall for the East coast (culturally, geographically, etc) and be uplifted by a few sunrises over the Atlantic and change my mind (after all, I theoretically decided to go to college on the East coast to give that side a try)... but don't hold your breath. :) In the mean time... the beach is cold after 430pm!
Ya, I'll admit that beach part is fair - I personally am not that attached to beaches though...
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