I was being an International Volunteer (just for international students).
Sooo the day that I like the most is the 2nd day, which is 21st of Feb 2012.
On that day, we had a competition for new international students. Which is the "Explore Melbourne Race".
The rule is similar like The Amazing Race (if you know what it is).
Each team is competing by collecting as many points as possible within 3 hours (start at 2 pm, ends at 5 pm).
If teams arriving after 5 pm, they will got late penalty. One point deduction per minute.
There was only around 20 students and 4 volunteers, so we only got 4 teams (1 volunteer per team).
Each team has a team name, team leader, and a mascot.
The mascots are unique animals from Aussie & NZ. There are koala, kiwi, wombat, & kangaroo.
I was with Team Asia. Our mascot is a kiwi.
And this team contains ALL boys (I didn't choose! Not me!). Yeah, this time I have to deal with boys again. Most of my class mates are boys too
-___-
Okay, go on. They come from India, Japan, Malaysia, and.. I forgot the last one (sorry..)
They've got map, list of the places, and question sheet.
Every time they use a public transport, or visit the places, they have to give a proof.
The best way to proof is a picture of them, must include the leader & the mascot.
Me? As their volunteer, my task is being their photographer. Yeah, it means I won't be in those pictures :(
but.. okay fine.. no problems with that. I'm happy to be their photographer (hiks)
The volunteers are not supposed to tell them the directions. The students have to find the way by themself.
Could be by asking people, reading maps & directions..
Even I have been in Melbourne for about 4 months, there are some places in city that I haven't visit.
I mean places that listed in their place-list.
Each places has different points, and there are 4 different points in the list.
When the race is started, I told them to buy metcard ticket first (if they don't have one), then we caught a train to Flinders.
We took pictures in the train, and people were looking at us like we're weird. Oh, maybe they wanted to take picture with us ;)
The race continued...
In the middle of the race, the team leader were suddenly disappeared. It was sooo PERFECT because some of our vital evidences are in his camera! dammit dammit dammit!!!
We also met three more (late) students at Fed Square, but they were not joined into our team. They just follow us until the destination.
There'd been conflicts and misunderstanding along the race between us, but that what makes this race unforgettable.
And I kept taking their pictures (with another camera) patiently.
Fortunately, our team is the first team who reached the final destination. Almost the same time with the staffs (even they were confused about the main entry). Which means we got no late penalty.
The meeting point is at The Couch (69 Bourke St), run by Salvos (Salvation Army).
The Couch is actually a place for international students in Melbourne to gather, chill, relax, and meet other students. It is a cafe. But I think it is not too popular because we found it quite difficult to find..
The main entry is via a small lane beside the Salvos store.
I don't even know about The Couch before.
There were 3 staffs, which was the judges of the race.
They counted our points on the spot, and they announced the result on that day.
Want to know the result?
The good thing is, Team Asia isn't the last position. We stand on 3rd. While the last team who arrived is the winner.
Okay. Thanks a LOT to the team leader for leaving us in the middle of the race. Because of him we lost some points.
Anyway, who cares? We all enjoy it. Also because they gave us free dinner. Which is burgers.. Oh soo yumm :9
Here is a picture of Team Asia (minus the leader)
Sounds fun? Stay tuned for more stories ;D
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