After our very eventful weekend we were very pleased to hear
that classes were cancelled on the Monday as it was a bank holiday. AEGEE were
kind enough to sort out an event which was a hike on our day off. On the hike
we Visited Għar Dalam, Borġ in- Nadur Temple, Birżebbuġa, San Luċjan Fort,
Marsaxlokk Fishing Village, Delimara Peninsula and Xrobb l- Għaġin Nature Park
where we had our long awaited barbeque. The caves were very intresting with all
different fossil bones for example dwarf elephants, hippopotami and birds, the
cave also holds evidence of human settlement on Malta, some 7,400 years ago. The
weather was beautiful which made the day even more enjoyable, it also meant
that I could see parts of Malta that I hadn’t yet seen before. There was over 100 of us that went on the
hike as you can see in the picture above, so you could imagine how difficult it was for everyone to stay together,
it also meant we had to wait longer on the food which was the worst part of the
day as we were all so hungry, but we are getting used to the fact that the Maltese
tend to be laid back and never on time (and that’s not a stereotype). Other than
that it was a great day and I met more Erasmus and international students that weren’t
staying in residence and even got a little tan while I was walking finally!
enjoying our hike in the beautiful sunshine
inside the Għar Dalam caves
Unfortunately we only got one day off therefore it were back to class on the Tuesday for management. This class is only an hour long therefore my day wasn’t too stressful as I had no other classes and I’m off on Wednesdays therefore I really had three relaxing days! I then returned to my management class on the Thursday to learn more about marketing in sports, not something I’m too interested to be truthful, but I don’t mind learning new things and I do enjoy attending this class because of how the lecturer presents his lessons. I was then off on the Friday which only meant one thing shopping, and university work after of course!
This
week in total AEGEE had organised three events for us, there are very good to
us, making sure we are making the most of our experience. The second event was
on the Thursday night which was a doctors and nurses night were we had to dress
up as patients or as the occupation. This was great fun as the radiographers
from Jordanstown University attended and went all out with the costumes with
their proper medical outfits on, while we didn’t try too hard and went as
patients!
My not so good costume but I tried!
On the Saturday AEGEE organised a gala night in the Victoria
pub in Bugibba. Most of the residence went however I didn’t as I couldn’t afford
it due to the expense of my flight home for Easter. It was £20 for the night
with an open bar which seems cheap enough, but I decided to be sensible (or boring)
and save my money for my groceries. The next day I heard all about their night
everyone seemed to have a great night except for the fact that the bus ended up
crashing and the front of the bus was completely smashed and they had to exit
from the emergency exit, I was so glad I didn’t go or I would have cried as
apparently it crashed where there was a big drop! Except for that I was sad
that I didn’t go as I felt I missed out, but I’m sure there will be more before
the end of our Erasmus trip.
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