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Hello fellas and ladies

Gidday! My name is Matt, recently turned 21. I am studying environmental science in climate change and natural disasters including internship with TropEco program which is sustainability program here at James Cook University in Townsville. I live on campus at self catered college, known as Rotary International House. Its well known 'greenest' college on campus here in Townsville. Will complete my degree this November.

For a start, I am very passionate about meteorology and climate change. I always like surfing the net about storm chasing and talk to people what is the weather doing around Townsville. ie. updates on tropical cyclones threats and monsoonal weather conditions. Also I am very passionate about environmental sustainability. I always wanted to participate in such activities involving 'save the environment' and 'greening the planet'. In free time, since social environment is not overlay acceptable for me (this sucks!) I always go to gym by myself doing the fitness classes and workout, plus going down to bowling lanes and play bowling.

At university, in free time I attend to meetings such as JCU green team to chat about relating environmental issues, also I am residency committee member for green representative here at Rotary International House. My CV is filling up with environment internships and volunteering. One slight issue what let me not having a good time is, participating in college and uni sporting teams. As people see me as 'aspie' idiot or whatever, they always let me down from playing sports such as touch football, soccer, basketball, netball and that etc. In my first year it was at University of New England at Armidale NSW, my participation in sports was HUGE effort and it was very acceptable. I find this quite ironic.

These days, I stick to doing fitness at gym and play ten pin bowling. Now I have been accepted as part of JCU tenpin bowling team for uni games this July! And I am team manager! Other successes I have at uni is my academic performance, GPA is really high just recently. I had a lot of 'smashed' tests and perfect scores assignments last semester and so far this year!

The downturn is, I always have one friend, a female friend each semester here at uni. Previously, she was a lesbian exchange student from the US. She was first female friend in my life that was CLOSE to my heart. Now again, yet another US exchange student is my friend here currently. In our friendships, plenty up and downs, also confusion and the like. I always struggle when comes to jealously of seeing both of her successful social acceptance situations.

Sorry guys I had to stop typing here as I had to leave my computer now. I should come back later on and finish it off. I don't mind anyone pop in say hello and ask me some questions.

Cheers Matty.

Gidday! Alas my weathergeekyness is fading now. Welcome!

bonza! welcome to the forums.

Hi Matt,
Your studies/ college sound facinating. I am interested in many of the same subjects, although I wish I had a better grasp of the science behind the theories around climate change.
I am also in Australia for the moment- I can see why you like to keep updated about the weather- it is crazy here.
You might enjoy reading up on the work of Bill Mollison and David Holgrim (Australians).

Whoa quick replies!!

Thanks.

Welkome to WP

Mick

Welcome to WP, I actually had a friend who studied abroad at James Cook University last year, wonder if you know her? Know anyone from Hawaii? Course I assume your university is probably pretty huge, idk what the chances are?

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

Thanks. Actually I have best friend exchange student who is from HPU last semester! Her name is Alyssandra. Is this who you mean?

Oh no, my friend is from Hawaii but she went to a small school in CA, that's actually how I know her even tho were both from Hawaii. She studied abroad Fall of 2010. I'm just curious cause there is a friend who she made abroad that once posted a rant on her board and struck my aspiedar. That sounds like something an aspie would be complaining about.

G'day!

I can't wait for you to get in an argument with one of the resident climate change skeptics.

Oh is that Rhoe Cortex?? She goes to school at Occidental. She was here in 2010, as one of my friends. We stay at same college here. Is that right person.

What you mean about the aspiedar?

Thanks Declension. Haha climate change, its huge issue aye?

sounds like the climate change is your obsession. it's always good to have an obsession.
you study natural disasters? why dont you come here? my neighbors are natural disasters.
i'd be afraid to chase storms. saw it on TV, people chasing tornadoes. kinda scary, actually, especially since they got away at the last second.
it's good you're in college and therefore will get a decent job that doesnt pay miserable minimum wage, like me.
i've never been to australia but heard about it and it kinda sounds fascinating. all those wild, empty spaces with kangaroos, the blue sky, the ocean. saw a few movies from australia and it looks very beautiful, except it's too hot.
so, you've got the right idea going to college, and you've got the right idea joining this forum. i love this forum, and i love the internet. besides from my nieces, it's my only link to the world. god bless bill gates.

Yes yes Rhoelyn. I know her from Occidental. Aspiedar, like aspie radar.

Ah gotcha! Yea she is nice friend Rhoe. So surprise you know her. You saying she got aspie or?

Oh no rhoe dont got aspergers, I know that for sure. She's reads people quite well. I was saying there was something you wrote on her facebook board that gave me aspie vibes. Then I saw this thread and I was thinking, wait a sec, and I went back and put things together. Does she know you have aspergers? She knows I have aspergers.