We Are FAMILY!

I finally got my homestay assignment!!! Its so good to know where I will be spending most of my time in Australia.  I don't know much about the family but I do know that they have three kids 17 (girl), 15 (girl), and 13 (boy).  They have taken on ASC students in the past and they have done very well there.  I'm not the only ASCer staying with them, they are also taking on three other girls, I'm so happy that I have someone to ride the bus with since the university is 45 minutes away from home (which from the past blog's of other students is about the normal distance for everyone).  Also I think if I was by myself riding the bus I would get off on the wrong stop multiple times a week, which still might happen.  The house is in Concord which from what I can tell looks like a cute little town in the Australian business district. 

I also got my service placement! While in Australia I have to do 35 hours of community service in a placement of my choice.  There were three choices and they try to place everyone where they want.  I chose working with the Elderly in a retirement home, they didn't say what we would be doing but I hope its fun.   I'm sure I will enjoy whatever it ends up being. 

I have my schedule for next semester and its pretty awesome! Monday I have hip hop 2:30 to 5 and 1 Corinthians from 6 -9. Tuesday I have The View from Australia which is the service placement class from 9-5 (super long I know!) and Wednesday I have hip hop 2:30 to 5, then my psychology masters class from 5:30 to 9, I don't have class Thursday (which I am renaming Beach Day) and Friday I have Indigenous history, culture and identity (which is a required class along with the one I have Tuesday) from 8-5 but this is the class that go on field trips and things like that. 

I still have not figured out how to fit all my stuff in one suitcase in case you were wondering.