u/thesehighheelswork

in years 9 and 10, my highschool offered auslan as an elective. i know the alphabet, can count reasonably well, can do basic phrases (my name is, etc), have a pretty big vocab, and have all of my worksheets from those 2 years. i want to work my way to getting my certs in auslan at tafe but am a little confused about the courses. with my prior knowledge from highschool, do i need to take the auslan fundamentals course before cert ii, or do i just jump straight into the certs? from the course description, it seems like the fundamentals course will just be going over things i already know about and it might be a waste of time + money but im not sure because ive never been to tafe or had anything like this explained to me.

the last (and only) concert i ever went to had people queuing up hours beforehand and that made it hard to find a good spot to stand. i was wondering if ill need to line up super early at the sydney venue in order to not be at the very back of general admission.

if anyone's going to the sydney show and has been to other concerts within sydney before, could you let me know if hours long queues are normal in this area? and how early id need to get to the venue to get a good standing spot?

to help visualise because i don't have any good photos of my hair that showcase my situation: if i separated my hair into halves vertically (one thick and the other thin), the thick section starts around 3 fingers above the tops of my ears and goes all the way up + a small section right in the middle of the back of my head. the thin half is the rest of the hair on the sides starting from the top of my ears going down all the way to the nape of my neck where it is the thinest.

after scrolling through reddit for a while, i can only find posts describing the opposite of my issue, with thin hair on top and thick hair underneath.

additional context: i am anaemic and take iron tablets to correct my iron levels (recent blood test said they were looking good), my hair is just above shoulder length, not dyed or bleached, and ranges from 2c in most of the thick section to 3a in the thin section/underneath layers of my hair. my hair in the thin section curls very easily when i leave it to airdry but the thick half stays wavy and doesn't form curls. i also have eczema but ive never had any issues with it or any dry skin on my scalp.

has anyone else had this same situation? if so, were you able to thicken up the thin parts of your hair, or maybe find a specific reason as to why your hair was like this?