Orientation Week
Bright and goggly eyed I woke up Monday morning with the pent up excitement and realization that the weeks which seemed to be never ending was finally over and it was time to start my journey, officially. As expected I got there fairly early and having the benefit of getting a mini tour by one of my closest friends who’s in a year above me, I knew exactly where to go. No stress right? Au contraire, the stress came when I walked into the seemingly massive amphitheater and had no idea where to sit. Drawing from advice I got I was immediately bombarded with “Sit in the middle, sit in the front” whilst also trying to scan the room for familiar faces, the simple question of where do I sit seemed to be my first stumbling block. I made a strategic decision and sat on the end of the fifth row from the front, at downstage left (theatre arts wasn’t useless after all in this instance). This accommodated a clear line of vision to the lecturer, the PowerPoint and an easy get away as the e...