8 and a half months...and it's over

Well, 8 and a half months ago I ditched the old London Bank job, packed up my little life and bounced around South and Central America...then back to London, then on to Australia, then off to Canada, then back to Australia...zero structure, zero commitment, zero Sunday blues...zero job offers...zero income...
Now it's all over, routine is finally upon me. Pretty much finished my cert III in Fitness, have found it super interesting so far. It's going to be taking a back seat until November I reckon!
This week is the lead-in week for my Diploma in Education programme...they are holding a mid-year conference. It's all a little overwhelming - I'm part of the semester 2 intake, so there are loads of people doing the same courses who have already done a semester and a prac placement. Hopefully they'll be handy when it comes round to assignment writing time! :) I'm quite liking the prospect of a hectic semester, then a HUGE long summer break, then another hectic semester...then back to the simple life?!? haha. There's free food at this conference, it's amazing...morning tea is like high tea at the Ritz...every type of cream cake you can imagine. Funny looking around at all the different types of people who are psyched about becoming teachers...and soooo many stupid questions at the end of each lecture!! Some people just love the sound of their own voice - I suppose they'll make great teachers though!
One of the lecturers was explaining the risks of social networking sites etc... 'my space - which used to be a big thing a few years ago', I love that they had to explain that - how young are some of these students?? eeeek. So far the majority of the lectures have all been about behaviour management...if you can control your class - you're in! Also kids these days are not lazy - there must be another explanation, one of a zillion new learning disorders that we must learn to identify. 'The kids are disgusting and I can't do anything - maybe it's you who's crap'. Waaaaa hahaaaa.
Zooming up to uni on my scooter is awesome, just like being in a computer game. It costs $3.50 to fill her up, and she'll go 100km on that ;) No parking worries at the other end woohoo.

I finally had to break out the alarm clock - 5am to go cycling, 5:30am to go swimming...soon it will be light and the strange birds will be singing their crazy aussie song, that should help.
Proper lectures start next week - Mon, Tues, Weds pretty full on. Thursday OFF, Friday 8-10am!! Just 6 weeks of lectures, then exams, then 6 weeks in school, then holidays!! It's going to FLY!!!!

My hip has been sensitive lately - I did long runs 3 weeks in a row...I've now stopped the long runs...pretty depressing really. I don't think I could handle the same injury all over again!!! I'm training for the Gold Coast Half Ironman in October. I think if I ease up a for a bit now, I'll still have time to build up some running before the race. Sigh.

My brain is fried! Miss McRae, over and out.