Grad Dinner: Macarena

Before Graduation there is something called Graduation Dinner. It was held this year and the Schloss Hotel Wilhelminenberg, on the day before graduation, June 2nd. Basically you pay 50 euros a head to have dinner with your family at this place with everyone else's families. I musn't forget that you have to dress up, and before the actual eating starts there is a reception. A lot of people, don't like receptions. Normally I love receptions, getting to dress up, carry on adult conversation, the little entres ect. But this one was different, you knew almost all the people in the room. This made it all very awkward, having to avoid eye contact with people you don't want to talk too, not remembering if you said "hi" to someone already, having to circulate, but once you hit everyone it's not clear what you're supposed to do. That's why when new people arrive everyone gets so excited to see them, they are secretly thinking "Yay, something to do". These problems I have laid out are normal at a reception, only actually knowing the people on a I-see-you-five-times-a-week sort of way, makes it fourteen to the power 23 times more awkward. The food was OK. I personally found the cream sauce that went with my potatoes too heavy, but some people cleaned their plates. The evening's entertainment began with a slide shop of baby pictures and present pictures from those members of the senior class who submitted them. They were quite amusing, and there was a lot of "aaaw" and "hehehehe" sounds from the audience. This was followed by a speech by Jascha to open the proceedings with a poignant speech which compared high school to a meal. Then we got to eat, which as I have mentioned, was ok. After my speech, the dancing started. They began with a Waltz, only two couples were really any good. One of them included Peter, and Andrew and I lamented at never having attended Elmayer. To all the people who still have a chance to go to Tanzschule, try to schedule it in. It comes in handy and is impressive cause most people can't do those dances properly. One couple was simply shuffling around the floor. Don't let that be you. Anyway the music at some points in the evening was very very very bad, and at other filled the floor. Things that sucked included Aba. Songs that filled the floor were Love Generation by Bob Sinclair and the Macarena by those guys who sing the Macarena. For the Macerena all the seniors left, about 80% of the class lined up to Macerena. It was a very bonding experience, and is probably one of the most fun, mindless and synchronized things we're ever done as a class, for which I would like to thank DJ Alex. There was also salsa, a South African song (Pata Pata by Miriam Makeba) and other stuff mostly older than we were. It was great to see everyone and their families all dress up, and once we got into the dining hall the awkwardness dissipated, and I made a good year book signing in Jun's year book. Overall not a fun but a Fun evening.