Sorry for the delayed post, but things have been a little crazy these past 2 weeks. We went on our second pub crawl only days after our first one, but this time with other Sydney Uni Health Science students. It's called the Lab Coat Pub Crawl, so as you can imagine there were upwards of a thousand students in white lab coats. They didn't stay white for long though, as permanent markers acted as paintbrushes to decorate their bare surfaces. Since this is an annual event, some senior students have not an inch of space to spare on their lab coats, proudly. Of course our group stuck out like sore thumbs having these perfectly blank canvases, so a good part of the night was spent getting written on. It even started on the train ride downtown, and then we all excitedly poured out of the station almost trampling anyone not involved. Our lab partners definitely got a good laugh seeing some of the drawings we were sporting the next day. Luckily, the lab instructors expect this so I didn't feel too bad having some artwork on. Next year I'll definitely have even more! But all in all, it was a super fun night seeing some more of Sydney's crazy bars. Now if we could just remember how to get to them... And I wish there were photos to share! I stole this one from the Facebook page...
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| On-campus pre-drink |
Next thing on our list was having our first BBQ, since it feels wrong to cook inside everyday when the weather is so beautiful. So two of our fellow Vancouverites, Physio students, went on a hunt for a grill and ended up buying one for $30 at K-Mart! Needless to say, they had Wes and I over that night for a zealous four-hour cook fest including pork, beef, chicken, lamb and kangaroo. Since our other friends missed out they were jealous, so this past weekend they had a BBQ party with the majority of our Canadian group. It probably involved the same amount of meat for a third of the people, resulting in more drinking than eating. It felt like home! Wes and I just have to get our own grill now, the only problem being getting it back to our apartment.
On another note, we were looking forward to having my Dad Down Under for the weekend. He got a layover for Friday and Saturday so we were able to spend a good amount of time with him. The main thing on his list was completing the Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb, so we did it! And it was amazing! We booked it for twilight and were so happy we did because it'd definitely be too hot during the day. Plus, the view of the harbour all lit up was incredible!
We also got to see fireworks while we were up there! And there was no rain, which was extremely lucky because the forecast had been calling for it all week so we brought rain gear just in case. The clouds didn't even roll in until the last 5 minutes when we got a light drizzle of rain that was actually refreshing. The whole thing was 3 hours and I highly recommend it for anyone who's not afraid of heights. Sunrise or sunset would also be a great time to climb but I still think nighttime is the best! I also think there should be something like this in Vancouver... maybe by the time we get home... who wants to be the advocate?
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