New Beginnings

Finally, I have began my study at Flinders University. And I'm actually really enjoying it already. The tutor (there is another but she is away) is really nice and I've talked to some of the students through msn and myspace. Studying online is really interesting, some of the students find it complicated (all the oldies), but it actually isn't. We connect with each other and talk about the discussion topic and reading material through a forum kind of program.

Our discussion topic this week is: difficulties learning online. I'm finding it really hard to answer this, as I have only just began study online and I can't really find any flaws with it. Besides small things such as not having the face to face talk and having an instant answer to a question from a tutor (but they do often response to answers online usually within 24 hours, which isn't so bad). But overall I have many positives to studying online, mainly one I can think of is I don't have the ordeal of having to catch public transport to the other side of town. Whenever I do travel down that way, I usually try to make a day trip of it since it's so far away. Another is that I have the freedom of studying whenever and wherever I want. Ideally, someone who has a big issue with time management and too much procrastination may not suit online studying. I do struggle with this also, but not so much that it hinders me to not be able to study this way. I think this will improve my time management, which makes me hopeful.

On to other things in my life. I recently (last week) got a job at Brumby's/BP, which is actually less a complicating job than it sounds. I basically just work at the cash registers for BP, but also serve for the Brumby's section which is joined to the BP check-out. I haven't started work yet, as I have several training sessions, inductions and information sessions to attend to, but I get paid for attending to all of those anyway.

This weekend I am away camping (in a caravan park, it's really going to be an adventure) for this Easter weekend. Even as I type my mum is running around frantically packing things and checking lists so I should go help her.

Happy Easter everyone. May you not forget the true meaning behind this weekend. He was sacrificed so that we may be free.

"When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross. And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross."
(Colossians 2:13-15)