The End of Holiday and Back at Uni

My final week of holiday was spent in the tiny town of Coolah, population 900. I always thought myself a country girl and my time in Coolah definitely reaffirmed the love I have for small country towns. Driving down Main Street, the only grocery store has groups of people chatting outside, the butcher is next door and down the street is the post office. Across the street is the local news shop, the bank and a café. Trees line the division between the sides of the road and it becomes the typical picturesque town as the leaves turn a golden color.

It was great to spend some time there, getting to know some people. One of the best things about the small town is how friendly everyone is, even to complete stranger and foreigner. Everyone has a smile and a “how’s it going”. Old friends catch up in the dry goods aisle while the check stand operator talks about the party next weekend.

By far the most exciting time in Coolah was Uncle Donny’s 5oth birthday party. It was a 60’s theme and Chantel and her brother Reece, sister Tiff and Tiff’s boyfriend Bronson went as the Scooby Doo gang while their mom and dad went as the couple from The Adam’s Family. I went as I Dream of Genie and unintentionally granted a older gentleman a wish. Thinking a spare room was empty, I had planned to change into PJs there instead of taking up the only bathroom. As I sat on the bed to undo my shoes, I quickly realized I was not alone as someone was in the bed. I quickly grabbed my clothes and high-tailed it out, though I was the laughing stock of the party the following day. Yes, the party went for two days and I can say I was quite hung over the whole next day but it was great fun.

Well now I am back at uni and back into the work that comes along with it. I didn’t realize that the reason my first half of the semester was so slack was because it would all come at once this half. Eight assignments in six weeks makes for a very busy second term. I am also writing for the summer edition of WSU’s student newspaper, the Daily Evergreen, so while it is wonderful experience and will broaden my journalism skills, it is one more thing to add to my plate.

Last weekend I played Nerf, which is the female version of AFL, which is a type of rugby football. Nerf is a full tackle sport but the tackles are more equivalent to giant bear hugs rather than the tackle style I first thought of, which is NFL. While I walked away with many bruises and scrapes, those are the signs of a good day. I also have started playing netball, which is one game a week for the season. It is a bit complicated. There are some similarities to basketball but some significant differences such as not being able to step with the ball and there is no backboard to use. The team has weekly training sessions which I desperately need but I feel I am starting to get the hang of it. Youtube netball sometime and see what I’m up against! This weekend is netball and water polo. Water polo will be an experience for sure as I am not terribly interested in swimming and have never played netball. The girls said I’d be alright so it will be another weekend of sports adventures.

Sorry for another long stretch of not writing, I hope to get into a routine now that I am back at uni for a while. We are coming up on final exams so time is getting scarce. Luckily I only have one exam so once my assignments are done; I’m not too far from vacation #2. Please check out my photos and my column at the links below.

http://picasaweb.google.com/KaseyCrawford9
http://www.dailyevergreen.com/story/31874