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Mark cut his housemates’ hair during lockdown, now he’s a trainee barber – The Age
From learning how to cut hair to swimming every day in chilly Port Phillip Bay, the lockdowns of 2020 allowed some people to try new things. And they’re still going….

After practising on friends and documenting his efforts on Instagram, Mark recently took up a job at barbershop Paragon Studio in Armadale. Hes still giving free trims for another few months until his training is finished.
Im from a small place in the UK the Isle of Wight. Theres not much going on down there, I managed a sports store and worked in a bike shop. If youre not working in the factories, thats what you do, he says.
I was looking for a career but I was a little bit lost. Im a bit creative…
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