August end / September start

Well it\"s been a busy couple of weeks here in Wichita! I have started classes and am getting on well with them... I\"ve declared my major, which is Philosophy, which I am excited about. I\"ve had loads of support from staff and fellow students, for which I\"m very grateful. Maths has always posed issues for me, so I was delighted to get 100% on my first assigned assessment! 😁

Golf news 

Our squad players have played three qualifying rounds of 18 holes this past week. Pictured at the top are all 5 of Newman\"s Freshmen this year, myself included! Overall, there are 8 squad players. We have a couple of competitions in the next two weeks, which all involve road trips and a few days away. We are only allowed to take 5 players to the comps, hence the qualifiers that Coach Torgerson has put in place. 

Happily, I have made it into the team for this week\"s tournament (over three days) in Blue Springs, Missouri. ☺️ This has been a really tough qualifying process, as each of the three rounds were played in 38 degree plus heat. I had only played 9 holes of the course (before the first round). And as daft as it may sound, golf conditions over here are so different. So I am made up to be representing Newman University next week. 

The competition scores can be followed online. I will post a link to the external site (golfstat website) so you can see how I do! 

Socialising 

It\"s been great to get to know many people over here. I\"ve settled really well, making some great friendships with some wonderful people. 

Today, I went to watch Newman\"s volleyball team play their latest fixture. It was great fun to see some fellow student athletes playing against another College, with Newman doing really well. 

Thanks for all the messages from home. It\"s lovely to know people are still thinking of me while I\"m having a great time here in Kansas. Very much appreciated!