Campus Life

Most of the friends I made during exchange came from Edwards hall and are mostly international students. I find it easier to relate to them. Hall activities will usually be parties and booze, which kind of lacks variety. For me, occasionally having these are okay, but not everyday, which is why I find it hard to mingle with the locals. Also, it is their semester 2, so most of them already have their cliques. But still, I'm glad I've made some really good friends, and been to some interesting events which really allowed me to experience different cultures. Staying in hall also has its good and bad, sometimes it can get really rowdy at night when every room turns into a nightclub of their own with drunk people shouting across the hallway. Two events that I remembered most vividly are some random room blasting porn video sound at its max across the hallway with the sound of women moaning and also a drunk girl who thought the pantry's trashcan was her toilet bowl, whereby she just took off her undies and sat right into it!! But overall I am glad I'm staying on campus!




Here is one of our first parties during O week. At first we blended quite well with the locals, we even knocked at their doors and joined them in games and craziness. But as time goes by, we couldn't keep up with their partying ways.


Our first and last partying experience at a Newcastle nightclub. Didn't really like it as it was too bright and run down, with booze spills all over, non-cooling air conditioner, etc.


Back to school party when school just started, where we all tried very hard to act cute and look like little students.

There are also various events organized by the school or my hall which added colors to my campus life. One of them is the international food festival which I remembered trying kangaroo and alligator meat for the first time, while alligator meat was awesome (tasted like frog leg), kangaroo tasted really bitter and tough. Other events include: Ocktober Fest, Halloween Party, Free Surf lesson, Hunter Valley Wine/beer Tasting, Performance night, Inter-hall Art Exhibition, etc.



Mooncake Party with awesome mooncakes baked by Adele





A visit to Hunter Valley wineries/breweries with free booze. Aussie trip has really brought my alcohol tolerance to a whole new level, although it is still no where as compared to the locals.


Last but not least, our awesome halloween party at Jacky's room. My first time dressing up for Halloween! We often had drinking games at Jacky's room or Bel's place whereby many interesting things will happen when people get high and so on. At this particular party, we had a flasher in the room who keeps letting everyone see her undies by purposely opening up her legs all the time!! What a joke for the night!