Rebas' Adventure in Ozzieland

Hello Everyone, It has been a busy week. On Monday I started my school. Right now I am just getting my feel wet. I am hanging out at my desk in one of the "post grad" rooms, reading papers and starting to figure out what my research is going to look like. (I promise pictures soon). tomorrow I have a meeting with my "team" of professor who will lead me through the process. I found out today that there is a World Congress of Food Science and Technology this August in Cape Town South Africa and a group from my department is going...and if I pay I can go...and I just got three months off rent money freed up...I have no details yet, but I am so going! I am finding it a bit boring to just read up on different papers, so please pray that I focus on the work that needs doing now, not just the fun stuff later on. Thanks. As you may have seen on the news, Perth got a storm of the century on Monday. Lorraine's office roof fell in (not on her, another department) and I came home with lightning on every side, David was kind enough to pick me up at the bus station so I didn't get struck by lightning. Lorraine's car had over 50 dents in it from the golf ball size hail that fell. I didn't get to see the hail, which I am bummed about because I have never seen hail bigger than a rice crispies. Tonight is my first night at my new place. Dale and Lany are going on vacation on Saturday, so we have a few days to get to know each other and make sure I know everything about the house. It is a small house, but nice. it was a rental for 15 years until they moved back from Sydney 6 months ago. You can tell the house is still between looking like a rental and looking like them. (I will take pictures Adan show you after they leave). I am sort of glad, I would feel intimidated to house-sit in a house that was someones pride and joy. It is a cute and clean and I think I am going to be very sad when I have to give it up and find a place that I can afford.