Rebas' Adventure in Ozzieland

Hello Friends, Not much has happened in the last week. I had a couple from the church over for dinner on Sunday. Sara and Craig are my neighbours just a few doors down. They are in there late 30’s and don’t have any kids. We had a nice time. And on Saturday night a group went to see Iron Man 2, very fun. It was a group of 8 guys and 2 girls counting me. Two of the guys had wives at home who chose not to come. I guess I am unfeminine to like such violence. But is really was a good movie, I liked it a lot and would see it again. Yesterday at school I was walking down the hall and a group of professors were walking towards me. This made me feel rather intimidated, I was getting up the nerve to look them in the eye when one of them said, “Reba, she could come”. Apparently there was an Austrian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST) annual dinner that night and they had an extra ticket. This meant I got to go for free. It was being held down the road at a technical college where they have a student run restaurant. It was a beautiful place (much nicer than my culinary school’s), we are talking napkins being put on our laps for us by the wait-staff and three delicious courses for $25. I got to meet some people in the industry, something I have not had the opportunity to do so far. And now I know where the student run restaurant is, I love going to those places. The school also has a beauty shop. Now, onto the more interesting part of my title: beetroot. Here they don’t call them beets, they are Beetroots and I love them! They are my new favourite snack. I don’t know how this happened, but I had some at a BBQ and realised that I like them so I bought some and marinated them in vinaigrette. They are the perfect snack! Salty and tangy with they vinegar, I know understand for the first time what some people see in pickles (which I have never liked). I now have a container of acidified beets in my fridge at all times. I am averaging about a can a week. Beetroot is very popular over here, they even put them on their hamburgers, I have yet to try this.