Sitting in the second row to watch the Australian Ballet was incredible. To hear the ballerina’s feet hit the stage and to hear them breathing so heavily proved what amazing shape the dancers really have to be in.
Laura, Ana, and I decided to have a girls’ night on Thursday while all of our friends went to the Swinburne Residences Ball. (The ball tickets cost $80 each and we would have had to buy dresses… we decided it wasn’t worth it). So, we headed to the ballet. Just a block or so from Flinders Street Station in downtown Melbourne is the State Theatre. Ana learned that they had a student rush- where if you went 2 hours before the show began, students can get tickets anywhere that is available for $32. Hence the reason why we were sitting in an area that normally costs about $180 a person.
The ballet was called “Edge of Night” and featured the music of Handel. It was split into three parts titled: At the Edge of Night, Halcyon, and Molto Vivace. Unfortunatly, we arrived 15 minutes late and missed the title piece, but we were let in for the second two and were blown away. Halcyon was a beautiful love story that was portrayed with flowing movements and a classic ballet performance. It was exactly what you would expect to see out of a fabulous ballet piece. Molto Vivace on the other hand, was absolutely fabulous in a completely different way—it was HILAIROUS! In a surprising twist, Laura, Ana, and I found ourselves cramping from laughing so hard. Colorful, adorable, full of life, spark, and personality—Molto Vivace was by far my favorite ballet- and probably one of my favorite performances I’ve ever seen.
Friday night Laura and I went out with a friend of mine from one of my classes. Matt wanted to take us to the classy part of Melbourne and we ended up at a bar called “Silk Rose” where the average age was probably around 35. It was… interesting… especially watching the cougars hit on Matt and watching how older people dance with each other—it was a little glimpse of what I might be like in about 10 or 15 years. After Silk Rose we headed to the casino for a bit and Laura gambled for the first time—and lost $5. It was pretty upsetting for her. Overall, it was a pretty casual, but entertaining evening.
Saturday was another casual night on campus at my friends’ Chris and Brian’s apartment with Ana and Laura. Laura and I had been fighting with technology all day—both of our phones decided to go on the fritz and we had hopes that Chris could fix all of it. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case, but a relaxing night with close friends was just what the doctor ordered.
Sunday (last night) was the celebration for my friend Brayden’s 19th birthday. We went to a bowling alley downtown Melbourne where, if you buy a drink for $6, you get a free game. Well, after 7 hours of bowling, it’s needless to say some of the group was a little messy. But, I think we accomplished a pretty solid birthday celebration for Bray.
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