First week of classes!

The first week of classes is already over and I cannot believe how fast it has gone by and that I have already been in this beautiful country very close to a month!
We went to the pool yesterday and made friends with a little Australia possum (they have furry black tails here!), and are much cuter than the ones at home! the little guy really wanted to get into the pool area and was running back and forth along the fence. Here in Australia they have no rabies so that's one potential deadly thing crossed off the list, however these little buggers have claws so they can treat you like a tree apparently and tear you up..... cute factor just went down a little but what is Australian fauna if its not deadly?
Next week practicals for most of my classes start and i get to begin to raise my little barramundi, he doesn't have a name yet but i will find a suitable one :) our first field trip to Orpheus Island is coming up and my 4 qualifying dives are approaching as well, next weekend. Going to get my advanced certification here, where we dive the U.S Yongala which is 99 feet down! and a wreck dive! It also was ranked the number one dive site in the world a couple years back! It also is home to quite a few species of shark!!! We are also planning to do a cage dive! for anyone who doesn't know or hasn't seen what that is, its when brave soul gets in a steel submerged "jail cell" and swims with sharks while they are being fed.!!! coolest thing ever!
We are going to book our spring break trip to New Zealand this weekend so the airfare is somewhat cheaper! So excited!
cheers