An Ode to Rigobertos and my Shot Gun adventure!

So I had one of those cravings today for mexican food that just couldent be met here in OZ land... that is the greatest downfall of the Aussie people... Mexican food is few and far between, and when you do find some its horrible.  I miss the days when I could swing over to Rigos with 3 dollars in hand and get a beans rice cheese!  Or for 4 dollars I could get a shredded beef!  I miss the breakfast burritos from Pepes that got me through the worst finals and the hardest articles to write... I need some spice!  I make mexican food weekly, and everyone loves it.... 

So far I have made:

- Burritos

- Quesadillas

- Flautas

- Enchiladas

- Hardcore Nachos

The Aussies love it all... they have heard of burritos and tacos, but most of them didnt know what the rest were.... I miss my mexican food!  

Other then that, with some help from 2 amazing people at school, I heard from the financial aid department, and everything is sorted out.  I should get my fin aid by friday! Hopefully there are no hitches and everything turns out well!

I have been pretty bored at home, and my German housemate is away with 2 other Germans on a road trip up the coast!  I have been in touch with him as well, and he hates that im home all alone and bored.... so on a spontaneous note, I will be taking a 12 hour train to catch up with them, and I will join them for about 5 days of their trip!  Im very excited and it should be a great time.... Its so spontaneous that I dont even know how im getting back home yet.  They will probably drop me off at a train station along the way... which could take a whole 24 hours to get home... crazy to think of! But im taking 2 books, a journal and my trusty IPOD, so I hope I dont go to stir crazy!  

SO there you have it.... Im going on a shot gun adventure!

The woes of financial aid mix ups!

So its the 2 week holiday during school, and I am still at school :(  The financial aid I was supposed to get over a month ago still hasnt come through leaving me to survive off of what I make at my 8 hour week job.  So instead of going to New Zealand or the Whitsundays like most of my friends I am stuck at school in Newcastle with barely anyone around.    I have been pretty bored for the first couple of days, and have tried to keep myself busy, but I find myself in the constant company of 3 boys, as they are the only friends I have left here!  One has a broken foot!  So we have been playing video games and watching movies.  We rented the olympics video game!  Pretty fun.  Im the best at cycling so far!  But I am tired of video games so the game plan to keep myself busy this 2 week holiday is to get a month membership at the on campus gym, and get my work out on... I also want to explore the campus, there are a couple of trails around here!  And one of the Aussie girls invited me home for a few days so im going to try and go see her!

Other then that, my last week of school before the break was pretty uneventful.  I spent most of my time working on 3 different Essays, and a presentation paper.  I also have a big group project coming up, so im getting ready to work with a group on that!

And other then that I am badgering the financial aid office with the help of my mother because they are not being helpful at all.  

Hopefully I will have a fun update for you soon.  Im sure I will find an adventure of my own!  A cheap/ even free adventure! 

Cheers for now!

Charity ball, and the best random day ever!

Charity night was friday night.  All the money from the event went to cancer research!  Heaps of people came, and everyone dressed up so it was a big success!  My friend Timmy is the one who put it all together so he was really happy with the turnout! Everyone was supposed to wear pink, but seeing as I am not a pink person, I wore teal and had a pink flower!  I improvised!  

Below is my friend Jake and I.

Because the whole night was for charity, the entertainment happened to consist of 3 different bands made up of people who live on campus!  My friends Tom, Timmy, and Jake all were in the International House band.  They named there band Flamingo Letterbox... weird I know!  

Below is Tom with the Saxophone and Jake with the Guitar!  

Earlier this week, my housemate Steffen and I baked an Apple Pie and Apple turnovers!!!!

We had a blast making them and found that we need to save the water that the apples are boiled in, because its very tasty once it cools!  

 

Last night (Saturday) I cooked for myself and 9 guys.  It was really funny, cause they all helped me at one point with little things like chopping or stirring! I made a chickend dish with herbed cream cheese, parsnips and leeks, and then spinach-feta cheese rice, and green beans!  It was great, and there was nothing left after we ate, everything was scraped clean!  

Then after dinner, we all played balderdash, a fun board game, then I made a pizookie ( a cookie as big as a small pizza with ice cream on top) and they thought it was great.... none of them had ever had it!  

Then after that a few of us decided it would be fun to go for a swim in the International House pool! Fun times, it was just cold! Then after that we all got into Jakes car and drove to the beach and sat around and sang songs while Jake played guitar!  

After that we were hungry, so we went to Mackers (McDonalds) and got some grub, and went back home and ended the night by watching the Matrix!  Really fun night, and the only thing planned was dinner!  

So fun! 

Miss you all!

Masquerade

Masquerade Party!  Always Fun!

It was a blast, I made my own mask, which was alot of fun in itself, cause I got to be crafty!  I even helped a friend make his too!

Everyone at the party had a mask, some were really intricate and beautiful, some were plain masks, and others were funny like a batman mask, or iron man.  There was even a guy with a gas mask on.  

Lots of dancing, lots of fun, and lots of masks. 

  Charlotte and I!

Dancing: The DJ played a couple songs that Woosung and I could Salsa to!  

Above: Steffen and I

Tonight we cooked a great dinner, and took a table outside and ate under the stars!  It was so much fun!  Then we all watched Finding Nemo, and then Nat read us a bed time story, and Telly, Sally, and Laura all fell asleep!  

Other then that I am studying like crazy, and I am working on a 3,000 word essay on Marx and social change.  eeek!  

Wish me luck!

ITs Raining outside :( More from Melbourne!

ITS POURING OUTSIDE!!!!  It really hasn't stopped for the last couple of days.  Its great to hear it rain at night though.  It helps me sleep. 

ITs been a really busy week, with an even busier weekend about to commence!  Crazy how time flys! I am already in my 7th week of study.  WOW!

Back to Melbourne!

Here is our group before the flight! 4 Americans, 2 Brits, and 3 Germans

Here I am at the 12 Apostles

We took alot of jumping pictures!  Here are some of the Best!!!

The last one is my favorite!!!!

Its around Fathers day time in Australia so they had all these signs! 

I Love you Dad!

I will post more pictures soon!

Quick Melbourne: More to come!

So Since I have one of the busiest weeks I cant go into immense detail about my amazing trip to Melbourne so I am going to give a sneak peak and go into detail with more pictures later!

This is at Airlies Inlet, a stop on The Great Ocean Road.  Really beautiful place!

Here is our group at a lookout above Apollo Bay, another stop on the Great Ocean Road.

This is me and Mike Rocking out at the Queen Victoria Markets: I got the hat that day!

Here I am in front of Flinders Street train station!  The Architecture was AMAZING!!

Here I am in front of the Royal Exhibition Building at the great fountain!

Overlooking all of Melbourne on the Eureaka Tower Sky deck 88 stories high!

Being silly next to the Service Monument

About to Eat the most amazing chocolate/marshmallow/strawberry pizza at a pizza place in the Crown Casino... Charlie (the other girl) and I ate the whole thing by ourselves!  Steffen ( the one in the background) timed us, it took 8 minutes.  Mind you it was the size of a regular pizza!  Pretty big!

I will post more as soon as I can.  Love you all and miss you all! 

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