More Aussie Vocab

Carpark=Parking lot
Pram=Stroller
Trolley=Shopping cart
Serviette=Napkin
Maccas=McDonalds
Singlet=Tank top
Eftpos=Debit card
Lift=Elevator
Jumper=Sweater
Entree=Appetizer
Main=Entree
BYO=Bring your own. As in bring a bottle of wine to a restaurant and nobody cares!
Mate=Buddy/dude/friend
Sunnies=Sunglasses
Biscuit=Cookie
Capsicum=Bell pepper

Weird stuff Australians eat...

I tried Vegemite for the first time today. I really WANTED to like it, and I think if I had grown up eating it I probably would. It's very salty, which I usually like, but something about it was... off. I put a really thin layer on toast with some cheese and avocado, but the smell is just really disgusting to be honest. Unless I'm experiencing a severe B vitamin deficiency I'll probably just avoid it.

To go along with the experience I decided to create a post in celebration of Australian cuisine. By that I mean I just took photos of weird shit in the fridge.

One of Australia's most notorious foods...

Every cheese I've tried to buy is some kind of "tasty" cheese which I guess is a synonym for cheddar...

Gherkin = pickle I think?

Sour cream... In a carton! And it's expired, whoops!

Good News!

I got a job. In an actual music library! It's with Symphony Services International, which is a company that the six main orchestras in Australia hire to provide them with music that they may not have in their own libraries. SSI also writes program notes for the orchestras and does travel arrangements for visiting artists, making sure they have visas and itinteraries, etc.

I completely got it by accident, because I had initially just asked if they had any volunteer work for me to do, but they ended up just asking me to fill a job that had recently been vacated. It's not a librarian job, and technically I'm an Administration Officer, but I do a lot of work with the databases, some cataloguing, etc. so I think it will be really good to get some experience! My contract is for 8 weeks at which point they may extend it if everything is going well. Not sure what this means for the Sydney Symphony internship, but I haven't even started that yet so maybe I can work something out with them...

A few snaps from around my neighborhood

It's a beautiful "winter" day here in Cronulla so I walked around and took a few photos of the neighborhood:

South Cronulla Beach

North Cronulla Beach

Central Business District (downtown)

Busy!

Wow it's been a super busy week. Still no Internet in the apartment, which makes taking online classes interesting. Right now I'm at the Cronulla library using their wifi but I'm pretty much ready to not have to walk down here every time I want to check my email.

The suburb I live in is really great! It's about an hour train ride from the city, but I don't really mind the commute too much. Also rent in the city is insanely expensive, and I don't really want to share a room with 4 strangers. I'm living in a two bedroom with another guy named Dan. He's super nice so luckily things worked out with the living arrangements. AND my place is a ten minute walk to a really nice beach. I'll be sure to post a few pictures soon!