A day in the life of an American Australian Student

Blog 4- August 7th

I am happy to say i have made it to week three of classes and am starting to get into a routine. Now each day is totally different but i wanted to give anyone reading this a look into my normal, weekly schedule.

Mondays begin with catching public transportaton to St Mary MacKillop Care retirement home where i help women (about half who are retired nuns) with giving them tea and coffee then play bingo with them. So far i have met and talked with women from Australia, Italy, and Egypt. Then i go to school to take my photography class which i have learned so much already and Ive only had three classes. Each class here is once a week for three hours so after attending that class i usually go to or right outside the library to try to get in contact with my family and friends through facebook and skype. From school i go home to have dinner with my host family and roommates then we watch tv or play cards till 9/10 then proceed to our rooms to either go to sleep or read/listen to music.
The rest of the week the daily schedule is relatively similar and the evening time is exactly the same. Tuesdays i have two classes one with the american group called A View from Australia followed by Theological Foundations totally 6 hours of school for that day which is always a lot especially by the end of the theological class. Wednesday i have no classes but do have a chapel like event called The Gathering at one but that is a main skyping/facebook day to reconnect with those back home. Thursday i also have no classes along with my friend Madelline so it is our adventure day that will surely provoke much more to write about as more thursdays pass. Fridays we have another american class for three hours in the morning called Indigenous Cultures taught by a quirky Aboriginal woman. Then we have an hour break and the next 4 hours are to be set aside for field trips and hands on application of either of our american ASC classes.

This is a day in the life of an Australian American student. Plenty going on yet a good amount of down time too so it appears to be very laid back, that is until papers begin being due. I am also taking a class independently that will only meet when we choose to do so and it had three papers due each month. So like i said, its fine right now but i know i will be needing those days off as the semester gets going.

Thank you for your prayers and love, i know procrastination will be a huge temptation so continuing to keep all of us in the program in pray for staying on top of our work would be much appreciated. I am encouraged to skim through facebook to stay updated on what is going on in the states and in your lives. I continue to keep you in my prayers as well.

May you be reminded of our Father's incredible Grace throughout today and the rest of this week.

A verse that is slowly changing my life:
Colossians 3:23-24: "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving."