One of the events offered to study abroad applicants was called Seeing Faces...Trading Places. I had decided earlier that I would attend this and be able to meet some of the others also on their way out of the country. I was surprised when everyone seemed to have heard back from their respective universities all ready. I later found out that just two days before, an email from the University of Tasmania had actually been sent to TRU with official acceptance and that this email just hadn't been forwarded yet. At this event I also met the one other student that had applied to the University of Tasmania, it was nice to know that I wouldn't be the only one going even if we are in two different departments and don't travel together.
Anyway, I left this event very relieved to have received official acceptance! In the end I was glad to go anywhere, and excited to start planning this next phase of the adventure. Two days later (today!) was the mandatory meeting on Risk Management. Some useful pieces of information came from this 6 hour seminar, although the most exciting thing was definitely receiving my new travelling companion.
Elliot the Moose
(until a possible name change in the future)
Unfortunately I didn't realize he has a war wound. I'll have to sew his foot up so he doesn't start to leak any of his innards.
Elliot's hole is the dark spot to the left of the flag
We were given our new companion in the hopes that we'd photograph them in new locations as we studied abroad. The photos can then be uploaded to the TRU Study Abroad Facebook page and admired there.
That concludes all that has occurred to date. To accept my official acceptance, I am required to pay for my health insurance to UTAS and fill out a form before they'll send me any more information. I'm planning on doing this tomorrow which should be their Monday. I was given the option of mailing it snail mail or faxing it so a fax is what they will receive. I also had to decide between sending my credit card number ( which will cost 2.5% extra plus the exchange rate) an international money transfer (about $30) or an overseas bankdraft. I think I'll go with the credit card as 2.5% on $429 is only $10 more and the exchange rate at the moment has us just above. After receiving some more information from them, I'll be able to apply for a VISA and then book my flight.
Other plans for the time being involve practicing my cooking. I know how to cook and I'm sure I would survive just fine. But as I live at home, I get spoiled with a mother who regularly makes my dinner and brings me a bowl of soup at the first signs of a snivel, hence my cooking skills haven't really been put to the test in a while. I'll also be able to find some recipes I feel comfortable making and can get a copy of rather than attempting to scan the internet for some type of dish that uses the ingredients I have on hand. And who better to learn from than my mother, it'll be an excellent way for me to learn the trade secrets...or actually just the recipes that are passed from generation to generation and lack a scripted copy.
Other plans for the time being involve practicing my cooking. I know how to cook and I'm sure I would survive just fine. But as I live at home, I get spoiled with a mother who regularly makes my dinner and brings me a bowl of soup at the first signs of a snivel, hence my cooking skills haven't really been put to the test in a while. I'll also be able to find some recipes I feel comfortable making and can get a copy of rather than attempting to scan the internet for some type of dish that uses the ingredients I have on hand. And who better to learn from than my mother, it'll be an excellent way for me to learn the trade secrets...or actually just the recipes that are passed from generation to generation and lack a scripted copy.
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