NZ: Week One of Univeristy
The first two weeks of university have passed quickly, very quickly. It just goes to show how fast the next four months will pass as well. They have been two intense weeks, though much more comfortable than I had expected. Victoria University of Wellington is easily five times the size of UH Hilo, and this sometimes is what I struggle with most. With around 20,000 students, it’s not the largest of universities, but compared to Hilo it’s a seething metropolis. During the day the masses of students fill every gap of the halls and any surface that can be sat on has a student perched on it from about 9 until 3. I have to wander through every crevice of the library and often several floors of it to find an empty computer or reading space. Lines for the cafes seem miles long, and when classes end the streams of students exiting the lecture halls create a flow that is hopeless to fight and so I must flatten myself against the wall and hope for the best. Of course, this is all probably very ...