Well we are currently adjusting to living in a new place. In Australia it is the middle of the winter. It feels like one is standing near the "chilibin" looking for your favorite late night snack but cannot find it anywhere. It is winter and it is pretty cold. The temperature is about 40-60 degrees. Our first few days have been quite educational. We have learned many things in our first few days on Aussie soil. We have learned that if you want to make a phone call one must first dial "nort"... it took us a while to realize that "nort" is actually zero. On a recent trip to the grocery store we realize that our eating habits would also be changing. A daily staple in our diets while home was the All-American Turkey Breast sandwhich... a healthy and economical snack. We were surprised to find out that turkey lunch meat cost about $25 a kilo or $12.50 a pound. If that wasn't a big enough shock our jaws dropped when we saw the price of bananas... $15 a kilo ($7.50 a pound). While there are many things that are more expensive and harder to find... onions are very cheap over here.




nort- the number zero
chilibin- a refrigerator