Halloween Weekend!

Hi everyone-
This weekend was so fun- on a while one of the best since Ive been here. It started off on Thursday night with Jamie's surpise birthday party on the roof. She definitly was surprised and we all had a good time drinking and hanging out together. We have recently started hanging out with the kids from Anthony's program a lot more. They are so fun. Friday night we went on a Halloween- themed boat cruise with them- cruising around Sydney Harbor, all-you-can-drink and eat, and awesome music pumping = a really fun night! The boys were dressed hilariously- a matador, a clown, a preist, a genie (complete with a tiger tattoo) etc. I went as a cowgirl with my cowboy boots- I didnt feel like buying a costume, and Anthony was a skier.

The next day Anthony took me and his two friends to the Sydney Toronga Zoo. He got free passes from his internship at ING which is a sponsor of one of the Zoo's exhibits. It was soooooo amazing- you take a ferry there from downtown Sydney, and it is on its own isolated peninsula! Gorgeous views of the city, and this is all before you evern get to the zoo! I saw hippos, chimps, giraffes, lions, tigers, bears, seals, kangaroos, koalas- you name it. The lions were so cute, they reminded me of Angel. The chimps were also so amazing- anyone who doesnt believe in evolution should watch these guys in action. They are so smart and cute. The funniest part of the day was when an Orangutan hid under a garbage can in his play area. Other people showed up and were like "where is it" and little do they know he is hiding under the garbage can. I couldnt wait for him to pop out and scare everyone. Smart animals. Then last night pretty much everyone went to a bar down the street called SideBar. They had a Halloween party- most of mine and Anthony's program was there, and a girl from my work too! It was really fun dancing with everyone. A downside of the night was when a bartender spilled a drink on me, but hey at least I got a free drink out of it.


In case anyone was interested, my internship has been OK....Im doing a rotation so my first 2 weeks were in banquets and now im going to the restaaurant called Mosaic, then the Lobby Bar, and finishing at Concierge. I like working at the Westin and the people are really nice, but I happy I am moving out of Banquets. I dont think I could have handled another day of that. Ill keep everyone updated- hopefully the weather is going to get nicer here so I can get a tan before I come back! Miss you XOXO~ Jessica