Huh?

1. CATS. Centrally Allocated Teaching Spaces. AKA their name for classrooms...

2. There are graduations EVERY DAY on campus. And for some reason 99% of the graduates are Asian... We think maybe since the school is so big that you graduate by last name? Or at least take photos in groups based on your last name. So it must be on Y or Z I'm guessing... Regardless, there are at least a hundred Asian students in their caps and gowns and their families taking pictures all over campus every. single. day. This is the beginning of first semester... shouldn't y'all have graduated last year?

3. The date is backwards. As in today is 21/03/12. Just finally starting to get used to that.

4. Just discovered I have to write my papers in "English English." Recognized=recognised, behavior=behaviour, etc. Not going to get used to that. Definitely going to get marked off.

5. "Early mark"=ending class early. Learned that one today. Loved it.

6. Weighed myself for the first time yesterday... Somehow lost 2 pounds since I got here? That has to be the biggest "huh?" moment. It must be all that walking uphill for miles a day because it sure isn't all the nutella and tim-tams I've been eating.

7. Speaking of walking uphill... Note to self: don't walk to school. ever. Only walk home (downhill). I made the mistake of wearing a purple shirt and it was pretty much black by the time I arrived at class... gross.

8. $50 AUD does not equal $50 USD. And there is a 3% conversion charge. DUH. My bad. So that was a fun notice I got from my bank telling me I had $6 left in my account (whoops). I may come home a poor woman, but at least I will be rich in experiences! Right?

9. "Chewing the fat." = "We're just talking/having a conversation."

10. Australia doesn't have the penny. Everything is rounded to a nice even number here. Like $9.50 or $20.10, etc. Those of us with OCD appreciate that (who, me? of course not!).

11. Not a "huh?" moment.. BUT I just booked a trip to Uluru!! Going hiking/camping in the Australian outback and seeing the famous Ayers Rock for a weekend next month! Can't wait for yet another incredible trip!