Sydney's largest party of the year has over half a million in attendance. The main event- the annual Gay Mardi Gras parade. Yeah, this year it was the 30th annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. I've never been exposed to that sort of thing and apparently it is a big deal in Sydney, so we went. I would say it was primarily college kids there, all dressed to impress in neon colors and rediculous costumes. I wore a neon 80s looking day dress and felt stupid until I got there and saw the spectacle. Sam (roomie) and I took our lunches and sat in Hyde Park across from the bagpipe player, who had cheeks like a blowfish. We had to find a spot to watch from by 4 pm and the parade started at 7. There was every kind of gay group you can imagine in the parade, some would flaunt crazy costumes have dancing groups, while others just had a float and music. I wish I had taken some videos, because the pictures don't do it justice. It really was a good time because of all the energy, music, and free stuff they gave out. Most of it, like the drag queens, were hilarious, some of it was just disturbing. Anyway, I'm glad I did it once.
Today Sam, Raychel, and I went to Manly. Raychel has kept in touch with one of the surf instructors from camp so she had lunch with him, and I looked into buying a surf board. The instructor said they bought boards at cost so he could get one for me pretty cheap and send it back to town on a bus that picks up campers. Hmmm... we'll see if this actually happens.
I officially have my internship at Designstreet now and will hopefully start within the next week or two. My child psychology should be pretty cool, I have a lot of older women in my class for continuing education and our tests come directly from lecture. The Australian history class, on the other hand, will be a challenge. I'm partnered with a French guy for our tutorial presentation, and neither of us know anything about Australia coming in to it. A new perspective...
Cheers.
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