university

You know how they try to advertise University as a place of vibrant learning, of meeting new people from different countries, of a place that accepts you as you are?

BULLSHIT.

it is a place that is interested in one thing, and one thing only
MONEY

they squeeze money out of domestic students & the government, while squeezing even more out of international students and donors. They do not care about your welfare unless you are protesting for it, which may hurt the reputation and therefore may hurt the $$$.

i just got informed by accounts that I am being charged $733 for a 2 day course in 'contemporary leadership'. WTF.
i wonder what they will teach us that THE PAST 3 COURSES OF VARIOUS 'LEADERSHIP' SHIT COULDN'T?!?!?!?!

bloody hell, i'm getting a headache thinking about it.

and the shit about meeting different people from different countries? how well can you know someone that doesn't speak english well? people in an unfamiliar situation will naturally cling on to what's familiar. eg overseas students in another country will naturally make friends with people from their country/speak the same language.

i have learnt cantonese and my mandarin has improved since i came to ozzie. in contrast, i still can't master the aussie way of saying G'day mate.

its not being racist. people will, by instinct, try to find familiarity in strange surroundings.

as for being a place that accepts your quirks.
yeah, right. people will still gossip and label you weird or a nerd or a blonde or something and that's the way its going to be for the rest of your life.

disillusioned much?

back to studying.

i love swotvac. so fun.