Til the fat lady sings....

Tonight was wonderful! First week of classes down - a hell of a hard study week - and party time begins. Tonight I saw an opera... in the Sydney Opera House! That's right - pretty frickin sweet! I saw La Traviata - it's about a woman who loves a man but chooses not to marry him but then must leave him to restore his family honor but really loves him and ends up dying because of illness but not before they confess their undying love for each other. whew!

The Sydney Opera House is GORGEOUS! And opera is a lot of fun! I felt very gentleman-like. I even stood up for when the girls sat down next to me, and walked very composedly. (I deem opera as a very high society event, and as such view the attendees as gentlemen and ladies of stature.) All in all: A++++++

AND... we got in for $55! Which is amazing and such a blessing from God! IF you arrive an hour early, they sell open seats to students from $55. And these seats aren't the crappy ones. No, we got the BEST (and I mean it) seats in the house! $270 seats, 7 rows from the front - close enough to see the actors expressions! And to see some of the pit and all of the conductor! THE SEATS WERE PERFECT!


THEN... after the opera, we took pictures, blah blah blah (which I'll add as soon as I get to it and it's not 2:30 in the morning, the day before I have to wake up at 6am). But then we found a gellato place called Gellatissimo, and got a sweet treat. I split a 3 scoop with Aerin - Choc. Hazelnut, White Choc, and Berry something. = very good!

THEN... Jessie (our TA) told us that there's this bar where you can go salsa dancing every thursday night without a cover charge. So we went. It was awesome! Part of our group left b/c they didn't have their passports, but Jessie, Aerin, and I stayed. A random guy helped teach me and Aerin a little. I've now got the basics, so maybe tomorrow, I'll get down the twirling a girl. (Apparently there's a bar every night that hosts a salsa dance thing.) Then we walked back.

Tomorrow: I am getting SCUBA CERTIFIED! Oh yeah! I was considering whether or not to do it, b/c it costs ~425 when all is said and done. But I decided it is worth it. You can't find a cheaper deal anywhere, where you get certified with the open water dives. And I get to learn in Australia, so the open water dives should be very cool. And it lets me scuba dive when we go to the Great Barrier Reef! It is worth it, even if it costs some. On top of that, certification is FOR LIFE! So I will now be able to go scuba whenever the opportunity arises. This trip is about trying new things and getting a taste of the countries I am in. Well, Australia is all about the water, especially surfing and scuba diving. Check!