Vrap

Vrap - 8/8/08 - Home On the 8th of the 8th 2008 all year 9s went down to Melbourne to visit the Arts center. I expected it to be be big and impressive, but when we got there it blew me away. We were told that it cost over $100 million!!!! to be bulit in the 70s. The money was well spent because every little detail was perfect and the luxury thearters were gigantic. Living up the country none of us had ever even dreamed of going to a place like it. After our tour we had lunch (Laura fogot mine !! ) we went to a reletivly small theater where we saw a performance called 'Taboo' with 2 other schools. Four people acted in the play (I liked one ecspecially) but all had a number of different roles. The play concentrated on how people meet strangers on the internet and then trust them: and also what it feels like, how much trouble it causes and how to avoid being raped. This play realy made you think about whats out there and sad that it ever happened, the actors also told us after the performence that it makes them emotional sometimes as well. We were also told the play was dedicated to a young girl who got raped in 2005 and then told the police who then put the rapists behind bars. This was proof that this dirty stuff does happen and could happen to any one any time. After the play we went to the top of the tallest building in the southern hemisphere, the Eureka Tower. We took a high speed elevator to the top floor, this was the sky deck and it was surrounded with windows!! it was a 200m + drop to base of the tower, I felt queesy and out of my comfort zone when I stood anywhere near the edge. After we took in the amazing 360 view we went on the 'Near Edge Experience', this was a room in the sky deck that moved electronically outside the building!! I was very nervouse at first but I knew if I diddnt do it I would regret it. At first the room was clouded and you couldnt see through the glass but after a while there was this cracking noise and we were suddenly standing in mid air 200m + above the ground. My first reaction was "OHH F@#K" and then jumped in the arms of my other group members. That few minutes I was way outside my comfort zone and was more then happy to catch the elevator back to ground floor. After the Eureka tower we walked to Burke Street to shop for a few hours and buy our lunch, we then walked again to the MCG where we watched the worst game of footy I had ever seen (The auskick kids were more entertaining!) although Mr Donnely's face was worth it all. Myself and a few friends were lucky enough to stumble across a few well known Melbourne Demons players in the crowd, who were kind enough to let us get a picture and shake their hands. Overall I think the Vrap trip was the best excursion I had ever been on and hope the tradition keeps going for many years to come. The only thing I would have changed if I could would be to have a more exciting game of footy and also to put my hand up after the 'Taboo' show and ask a few questions a would have liked answered.