Orientation weeks

For around 8000 new students, the University's O- week provided the first introduction to campus life. The campus transformed into an area of games, activities, concerts, parties, workshops and information sessions. Already on Monday I didn't recongnise the campus. It all seemed more lika a big festival than a place of education. As a new student you were obliged to attend special sessions and plan your personal o-week regarding your very own course in your faculty to get the most out of this preparation service. It was amazing, they had sessions for EVERYthing, of course all about the organizing stuff as there is the visa and special requirements for the working permission, student card, how to enroll, accomodation services, aussie- seminars to overcome the cultural shocks etc pp... and then there were other really helpful seminars about how to write stuff, taking notes, tricks to write assignments, time management, avoid plagiarism, library and campus tours... you see there was a wide range of things to do at campus that week. I liked all the promotion stuff that was going on so you got free ice-blocks, energy drinks, chocolate, coffee :-P On Wednesday there was the huuge market day.

The pictures above show a overview over the great court where the about 120 stands from all the sports facilities ( I didnt even know that many different kind of sports ;) amazing) on campus and all the faculties organisations, help desks, food, uq community stuff and very much free stuff what I, with my backpacker mind ;) - still love- so I indulged free juices, iced-coffee, chokolate, free BBQ and collected some free 2 minutes Asian noodles LOL. If you had any questions about anything on campus, there were definitely enough possibilites to solve them on that day or in general in O-week as there were people who were advising you EVERYwhere. I also got a free trial for the new Windows and an absolute cheap rate for buying it. I think this time I can use my status as a student in the fullest, discounts everywhere. But this time I AM a student who actually studies ;)