Fruit Salad and Mixed Veg

Wednesday:
Miss Kimbers received news that her favourite German would visit on Wednesday evening. Therefore, she baked Nussecke (biscuits made of dough with a hazelnut/sugar mix on top). Her apartment smelt like biscuits

NUSSECKE
TEIG

• 300g Mehl
  
• 1 Teeloeffel Backpulver
  
• 130g Zucker
  
• 1Packung Vanillie Zucker
  
• 2 Eier
  
• 130g Butter
  

BELAG:

• 1 Glas Aprikosen Marmelade
  
• 200g Butter
  
• 4 EL Wasser
  
• 200g Zucker
  
• 1P Vanillie Zucker
  
• 400g gemahlene Hazelnuesse
  
• 
  

1. Aus mit Backpulver vermischen, Mehl, Zucker, V Zucker, Eier und Butter murbteig zubereiten.
2. Ausrollen und auf ein mit Packpapier belegtes Backblech geben.
3. Mit Aprikossen Marmelade bestreichen.
4. Butter, Wasser , Zuckeer und Vanillie Zucker in einem Topf langsam erwarmen und die gemahlene Hazelnuesse unterruehen.
5. Die etwas abgekuehlte Masse auf der Aprikossen marmelade verteilen.
6. Bei 180 Grad, 20-30 Minuten Backen. Den erkalten Kuchen in kleine Quadrate schneiden und mit einem schragenschnitt teilen. Die 3 Ecken in Schokoglasur tauchen.



Thursday:
Miss Kimbers and her favourite German finished the Nussecke by dipping the corners into melted chocolate. They then looked for a cool place, where they could store the biscuits, so that the chocolate wouldn't melt.


Miss Kimbers cooled the biscuits on the window sill. She thought that only existed in fairy tales!


When you require a tray, but don't have one, simply use a cardboard box!


Mr S and Miss Kimbers ate lunch in a cafeteria on the 10th floor of a building

That evening, the two travelled some kms away, to...BUILD A HOUSE!


Friday:
Miss Kimbers installed installation into the walls of the house. Her Favourite German taught her how to use a cordless drill

Miss Kimbers is unfortunately VERY weak and cannot carry heavy things...Therefore, she does not think she should become a builder anytime soon. However, she thought it was fun.


Saturday:
Mr S and Miss Kimbers travelled back to the apartment of Miss Kimbers. That evening, they went to the cinema and watched Gran Torino with Clint Eastwood. It was a good movie. Then they went to a bar and drank KiBa and Martini. There were free matches in the bar.

*Miss Kimbers takes a box of matches*
Mr S: Why do you need matches?
Miss Kimbers: Because one day, I might decide to buy a candle, and then I'll need matches....

The topic of the walk home: Why do people go out to bars and nightclubs and, being social. (This could be a future blog post topic!)


Sunday:
Mr S and Miss Kimbers ate a hearty German style breakfast...and there was VEGEMITE, Australia's favourite bread spread

Mmmmmm VEGEMITE




Normal salt, herb salt...black pepper or mixed pepper? AHH So much CHOICE!

I live at number 5....

What is new at number 5?


Miss Kimbers went shopping at Aldi and bought all of this stuff for just 7 Euro. All this stuff should last for a week...SHOULD....


My animals


Samba is probably better than Nutella...and crunchy. Well, for 5 Euro something=9.91009 AUD, you'd want it to taste good. It's 'BIO', or as we say in Australia 'organic'. Germans are relaly into the whole 'bio' thing...there are 'bio' supermarkets everywhere.


I can't eat the BIO porridge anymore. It has all kinds of seeds mixed in with it and it tastes so...'bird food-y-ish'? Today, I ate 3 spoonfuls of porridge and had to throw it in the bin...and then I ended up eating Samba and Pfluemli (plum jam) on bread

Uni:
I was late for class yesterday.

Today, I had a 45 minute class. I talked to one person, who said he had friends from Australia, from Adelaide. And then I said that was where I am from. Then he said he once had a girlfriend from Mt Barker, and asked me if I knew Mt Barker and I said 'Yes' and then he was like 'Woah...'

I write emails to teachers, and they never write back....

Tomorrow, I have 2 classes.

Thursday and Friday, I have free

Weather
It snowed yesterday. I woke up and everything was white. I woke up today and there was no snow *HAPPY*

Other
I'm going to Duesseldorf on Thursday to see what Karneval is, to learn about GERMAN CULTURE (hey, I have been sitting in the kitchen a lot, trying to be German...and I even bought little tissues...). I'm stopping in Koeln, so I might see what is happening there. I have no idea what Karneval is. All I know is, people dress up and...I don't know...walk around? At the moment there are all kids of costumes in the shops for Karneval. However, I'm in money saving mode and will not purchase a custome.

In Adelaide, we only have a Christmas parade. It's the biggest of it's type in the southern hemisphere ooooo ahhhhh. In Sydney, there is a big parade for those who...bat for the other team. We also have parades for those who fought in wars.

In the Rhineland festivities developed especially strongly, since it was a way to express subversive anti-Prussian and anti-French thoughts in times of occupation, through parody and mockery

(Wikipedia)
O....k....

Carnival Thursday is called "Altweiber" (old women) in Düsseldorf or "Wieverfastelovend" (The women's day) in Cologne, in many places Carnival-"fools" take over city halls or municipal government, "wild" women cut men's ties wherever they get hold of them.

(Wikipedia)

I got a reference for my exchange application

So now all that is left for me to organise:

• Get new bank account- I got internet banking now. I'm sooo happy with my financial situation!(I'm going to write a blog post on saving money soon. It's easier than you think )
  
• 2 passport sized photos of myself
  
• Fill in the exchange application form
  
• Send the form
  
• Fill in the scholarship form
  
• Send the form
  
• Go to the travel agent - this will be my most expensive purchase ever!
  
• Don't get fired from my job
  
• Buy a suitcase from my uni tutor- He's selling one that has been used once for $50; in the shops they are $100+. It has WHEELS! Everything should be on wheels.
  

I got a free lunch today thanks to my university

Scary old man
As usual, I took the bus to work on Saturday night. We stopped at a bus stop and an old, scary, fat man got on the bus:
*please don't sit next to me, please don't sit next to me, please don't sit next to me*
Then he sat next to me He smelt like cigarettes....
Old, Scary Fat Man 'How yar goin' luv?' (for the readers from non English speaking backgrounds it means 'How are you going love?')
*I don't want to talk to you! Why are you calling me 'love' you freak!?'*
'I'm good thanks' *Err no, I'm actually really really not-good!*
'Where yar going? Out with yar friends?'
'I'm going to work'
'Where yar work?'
*Ugh as if I'm going to tell you where I work!*
'In a bar' *Can't you tell I don't want to speak to you!?*
'When do you finish work?'
'Late'
Then he fell asleep....Then I had to get off the bus. When the bus stopped, I stood up..
'Excuse me....excuse me....*Ugh!* EXCUSE ME!!!!'
He STILL didn't wake up, so I had to poke him He then woke up and took sooo long to actually stand up and let me out of the bus.

Work
Work was really busy and I was in the downstairs bar and there was only one other bar girl behind the bar with me. Everyone was getting upset 'Ugh I've been waiting for EVER' etc etc. Well, it's not my fault! People should have their money ready when they pay and KNOW what drinks they want. When I serve, I go from right to left and then left to right, so if you were smart, you'd just sneak in.

I got $8 in tips That's 4.7 Euro.

Money
I worked as a student guide today. Yes, the best job EVER! There were lots of students to help for the first hour, then they all went to information sessions for the rest of the day. I sat at the desk working out some important things. How much money do I have to spend if I go on exchange for 7 months? How much money will I have each week? What is the exchange rate? How much money am I currently making by sitting here doing nothing? I worked out how to get a decimal place on my phone *feels proud*

Here are my workings. These assume that I don't get fired and are approximations of the worst case scenario (only working 4.6 hours a week when I work more, not getting a scholarship which I probably wont get anyway and that none of my German connections find a nice family for me to live with)

Wow, the exchange rate is soooo bad. I thought it was 0.64 Euros=$1AUD, but it's 0.5880 Euros= $1AUD

I'd have around 672.81 Euros per month. If rent was $270/month (or is it per WEEK? Lets hope not!) then I'd have around 100 Euro per week for food, bus tickets etc . Do you think this is enough? I CAN live on rice and water...extrememly CHEAP rice too

I need more money. I should participate in a clinical trial of a new drug *light bulb lights up* I know one guy who apparently got $7000AUD for a two week trial!! Unfortunately, the medical people are always looking for men, morbidly obese people, people with high blood pressure or women over 50



Tagged
I have been tagged by AllyG/Elke

1. Name 5 people (living or dead) that you'd like to see at one of your dinner parties.
I've never had a 'dinner party'....

2. Name your favorite artist/sculptor.
I don't think I have a FAVOURITE artist. However, I like Monet

3. Name 2 things you would like to change about yourself.
I would have green eyes
I don't like it how random freaky people always manage to hang around me

4. Name 2 things you like about yourself.
I'm good at saving money
I don't have cellulite...yet...

5. Name 2 things you are looking forward to in the future.
Hopefully going overseas That is all.


Now it is time to get off the computer and have a shower then do some questions for a test on Thursday. On Friday, I'll work again and then I have 2 weeks 'holiday'