Bricks and Mortar Boards

After 5 regularly sized years, I have finally completed my Univeristy education at Sydney Uni. Totally exciting isn't it!

It's times like graduation that make you appreciate going to Sydney Uni. Harry Potter-esque buildings,Harry Potter-esque lawns and a disproportionate level of blonde girls made for a top notch setting for wearing awkwardly fitting clothes and trying to remember that randoms name you took sociology with in first year.. (Seanpaul was it? no idea.)

Oddly enough they offer three guest tickets. I only have two parents so who to take! Bit of miscommunication and last minute invitations my sis got the spare one. Handy that she's also the one that can take photo's isn't it...

On arrival feeling a little uninformed wearing my suit I stroll into uni feeling like those people that have a job interview after a lecture so end up really overdressed. I was at sixes and sevens when I saw a guy in his academic dress, wearing trakkies and a polo underneath... Am I overdressed or is he just a massive battler? (can't believe that guy has a degree)

So I try on my academic dress, and it turns out dress is a good word to describe the colour scheme pale yellow and white. Couldn't it be something a bit tougher? Apparently that's what I get for being a big girl who majored in English and studied Gender studies!

Oddly enough the highlights of the experience were the people I got to sit with. A result of such a huge Uni is that I didn't feel connected to my graduation "class" and it was only by chance that I knew anybody at all! The pre-determined seatins arrangements worked to perfection. To my Right was Corinne who I have known for 22 of my 23 years or thereabouts, and thankfully brought her parents who did well entertaining mine! And to my left was Sean Paul who I began my tertiary journey with. As a pair we formed the least likely people to actually graduate out of our entire class from back in Orange days but there you go we made it!

The great hall lived up to it's name. It has a really high ceiling and big chairs for people to sit in. The academic procession strolled by including the crown on a stick (a massive sceptre I guess) couldn't help but notice none of them had a Liberal studies gown on :( haha!

Spoke to my mate Marie Bashir she seemed quite adept at congratulating people with which she has nothing in common with. "Interesting mix of majors, you have" was a comment made to Sean-Paul (so jealous I only got a congratulations....silence) Afterwards Mum and Corinne's mum Deb got sucked into the occasion and bought everything with Sydney uni on it. Including plaques, teddy bears with mortar boards, photos champagne and a trip to marble bar. After a nice dinner and a quick photo pretending to get in my graduation present Ferrari the culmination of my tertiary education was over. It's funny how throughout Uni, I was a mere number on a transcript (0430519) but to me Uni was a life changing experience. My degree has taught me skills that are helping me daily but it's impact on my view of the world that will resonate within me for years to come.