Spring is coming!

So this is how big Australia is in comparison to the states. The difference is that we have water on the interior, and not the worlds hottest desert :) The explorers here thought there was a vast interior lake or some sort of body of water capable of supporting farming and a stable population, and many of them died trying to look for it. Never thought Australia was that large!

This is my work place! In the food court in the mall, Im usually behind the counter there servin' up your hot dishes and tasty drinks. Im getting pretty good at making coffees and now I actually know the difference between them all! A little coffee lesson for the curious:

Flat white = espresso + steamed milk no froth

Short black = epsresso shot

Long black = espresso + hot water

Cappucino = espresso + steamed milk lots of froth and some chocolate dusting

Latte = espresso + steamed milk only a few centimeters of froth and no chocolate dusting

Basically no drip coffee over here! I miss my crappy kum and go coffee sometimes. Most of the time I just drink chai lattes, which are pre-packaged just add milk sort of deals. Delicious though. A coffee from Magpie would be great as well, how ironic!

We went out to dinner with some friends to Jaipur Palace - the most amazing Indian food! It is such a treat to eat here - everything is so delicious and flavorful. Best. The bloke on the bottom left hand corner is Leigh, one of Bryans good friends. He just moved up to Queensland for sugar cane farming and was back for the weekend so it was nice to see him again. We had a good chat about farming and believe it or not prices of acres in Queensland vs. Iowa...more expensive in Iowa but we decided it was becuase of soil quality. Might have something to do with the lack of deadly snakes as well. Apparently the sugar cane fields are full of brown snakes - and some of these farmers walk around with no shoes. Crazy ozzies.

Bryan's last footie game is this weekend and it should be a good one. The team match up is good and they are expected to win. One of the guys on the team is playing his 300th game with the club - a HUGE feat considering there are only 16 games in a season. Not many players reach this goal - I think Bryan said one bloke did it before this guy in the club history. A rare sight in the league thats for sure.

Thats it for now! I will keep you all updated! XXOO