Second Day!

This week the uni is still on winter break, so pretty much the only students here are international students. We eat all our meals in our respective halls and so we get to meet all the people who are living in our hall. Each hall has their own cafeteria, game room, kitchen, mailroom, office, etc.

This morning, we woke up and went to the International Student orientation. It was at 10 AM. It was painful waking up after being so jetlagged :( We got lost trying to find the place, but we found a group of people who looked like they were foreign kids, so we blended into the group and luckily they took us to the right place. The orientation was really brief (about 30 minutes). They just went over basic info on registering, housing, international office, student visas, etc. We met two other people who are from Hawaii also. They both go to UH and are really into the Hawaiian culture; thats their major.

After the orientation, we went to set up our banking. It was really easy and the people were really helpful. My travelers checks worked well and were easy to put into the account. Logan is finding out that wiring money from home is a lot harder than he expected!

We went back to my room to try and set up the powerconverters so I could hook up my laptop and phone charger. Logan tried to put the power converter, which has TWO prongs onto my American powerstrip, which has THREE prongs. He plugged it into the wall and short-circuited the breaker for my room!!! So, nothing worked. I panicked and didn't want to tell my RA that I had already managed to break something. So, we went to lunch and left it alone for a while.

I ate with the boy from Hawaii whos name is Kamakana, and some other New Zealanders. We had french fries for lunch. Yes, that is all. It was really weird. The kiwis were SO funny. They were talking about Hawaii and asking us if it was anything like the movies. They were talking about America and they all thought we had 52 states! It was so funny. Apparently, partying is a BIG thing here! So, we talked about that for a while and they told me everything that they do. Logan ate lunch with Tyson, a boy from Maine. He had potpie for lunch in his hall. He said it was really good.

After lunch, Logan came over to my room again, and it just so happened that Huhu was outside my door. So, I asked him if he could help me. He said it wasn't a problem, and he called a Sparky (their word for electrician) to come and help me. A lady came and fixed it in no time! Phewph! I need my hair straightener :)

We went back into town in search of a three prong power converter and thanks to the busdriver, we found it right away at another Dicksmith. That store is pretty much like our Radioshack. They have all types of electronic things. After, we walked to the Warehouse and bought a laundry basket and some chips :) We also bought this soda called L&P, which is like a Sprite with a strong lemon taste. Its a big deal here!

After the warehouse, we caught the bus back to school and ate dinner. I ate with a girl from New Jersey, and a bunch of Chinese students. Dinner was a SPICY chicken curry and rice. I don't like spicy foods, so this was a battle for me! The only drink options for every meal are water and coffee. Nothing else!! After dinner, I played a bunch of different card games and things with the New Zealanders in my caf. We stayed there for like three hours playing different games and hanging out. There was one other girl from Hawaii playing with us, and they called us Team Hawaii. They kept bashing Hawaiians and things, but it was all fun and games. They called us Hawaii, instead of by our real name. It was funny!

Logan ate dinner with Tyson, Gabe, Sara and Erika. Gabe is a RA from New Zealand and the others are from the states. He had ham, which he really liked. They talked about things to do in New Zealand, mainly Rotorua. After dinner, he hung out in Sara's room and ate tangerines and talked.

That's pretty much our second day here! Tomorrow, we have to register for our classes! Wish us luck!


Cheers! (that's what they say here haha)