Pub Crawl Weekend

The weekend started off with a bang.  Friday, after classes, was pub crawl.  We visited six bars over the span of about five hours.  We got a nice little glimpse of night life on the Gold Coast... as did our wallets.  In the morning, we all recounted the damage and talked about what a great time it was.  Needless to say, for the sake of our bodies and wallets, we're sitting out the next few parties on campus.  We had plans of going to a reserve where we could finally see a kangaroo, but it was raining on Saturday morning and by the time we all got up and were ready to go, the park was closing in a few hours.  Instead, we hung around campus and tried to get organized with some school work.


Sunday we were ready to explore the areas we visited on Friday night.  We got on a bus and took it down to Surfers Paradise.  Surfers is more of a touristy location with many shops and bars.  We walked around for a few hours until we finally decided to go bowling.  We all had a good time with a few games of bowling and then hit the buses back home.


Monday I had my Pop Culture lecture, and then I went to the library to finally get a handle on things for the semester.  I created a time table for my homework, projects, papers, and available weekends I had to travel.  I did my first bit of homework, bought some books, and returned back to my apartment feeling very accomplished.  It was a nice little reality check.  It is very easy to forget that I am actually going to school on this four month vacation.


My friends and I all organized now and ready to start planning some trips.  Our friend Marisa is definitely the planner and we all kind of follow along.  So far she has done nothing but a great job, and we're all hoping she keeps a perfect record going.  We have an "official" meeting to try to pick some weekends.  We have hopes of going to Sydney, Cairns (to see the Reef), Melbourne, possibly New Zealand, possibly Figi, maybe Thailand, and maybe a few close places in Australia as well.  The only problem is that we only have a few weeks free to do all this.  Who knew Paradise would be so stressful?!  We just have to keep in mind that the alternative is deciding between Forest Park or Laclede's Landing.  That should keep things in perspective...


Some updates for the rest of the week:
Wednesday is a training session for the golf team.  We meet with some club professionals and get our swing critiqued in preparation for the Uni Games.  We also get our golf shirts.
Thursday (as in every Thursday) is the big Uni night at the bar.  We all go out (or across the walkway) and have a good time at the Uni Bar called Don's.
Friday is a meeting for all Uni Game participants.  We get our track suits there.  No big deal...
Saturday is the final for the Australian Rules Football League.  We're planning on going to a pub and enjoying the atmosphere.
Sunday we leave for Perth at 5 am.


As you can see, there are not too many dull moments here in the Gold Coast.  I'm sure my next post (hopefully before I leave for Perth) will be jam packed with adventure stories.


Talk to you all soon!




Jon