New Life, settling down...

But then it seems life is peachy. The first ten days I was in Melbourne I was staying at a backpacker's inn while we were looking for a more permanent sort of lodging. Meanwhile there's school to deal with as well. Registration, orientation and everything. It's only the third day and I had to find my way to Hawthorn for my registration day and so with sushi as breakfast I blundered my way onto Glenferrie Railyway station. The view wasn't half bad.

That view above was what greeted me when the train I was on pulled into the station and on the station sign it boldly stated "Glenferrie - Swinburne University of Technology". A beautiful day indeed, clear blue skies and all.

Making my way through most of the campus was fairly easy as they had boards pointing the way towards the Hawthorn Town Hall where the Registration was to take place. Right across the street I took the liberty to snap a picture of it while waiting for the light to go green. The tower can serve as a marker. The Melbourne CBD skyline can actually be seen from here!

And there it is! 360 Burwood Road, Hawthorn Town Hall and a full two hours of rigors await.

After three hours I was back on platform 1 of Glenferrie station and I found that even here the CBD skyline is clearly visible. Feels like the city isn't far off. No, no within normal walking distance. Have you not heard of the phrase appearances can be deceiving? Further, it seems that the process of searching for a long term home here is more complicated than expected. Ten days it seems may not be enough. I had to find alternatives.

But not all is lost. A couple of days after registration was the orientation day proper and my lecturer/tutor/unit convenor/superman Dr Mark Finn brought me up to the computer lab that was being prepped and readied for us gaming students and the new semester. Guess what these rooms are loaded with? Check out that silhouette. I'm sure you've seen that somewhere! Oh that's the good Dr reflected on the beautiful clean glass.

Hell, that was enough to light up my day.

Five more days now...