Schnitzel anyone...

Funny story...
So i may or may not have mentioned something about how my family makes these really good German-ish pancakes for breakfast every Christmas morning (we were comparing holiday traditions with Gail). Well, it turns out Gail took that as "Hey! Jen loves German food!". Apparently after coming to that assumption, she asked around her work to see what Germans like to eat with the common response being lots of schnitzel and sauerkraut. Sooo last night for supper she made us all schnitzel and sauerkraut. Yep. My roommates were quite pleased with me :) heh heh. I must say though that it was pretty good, and it was especially sweet of Gail to make something specifically with me in mind. She's never made either of those foods before, and I don't even think she enjoys cooking all that much either...
With that being said, last night I enjoyed my first ever schnitzel and sauerkraut.

Another quick story...
I called my parents for the first time since coming here Monday morning (Sunday evening for all of you State-siders). The first time I called, my dad hung up on me. The second time they let the phone ring until the answering machine picked it up. It wasn't until I began to leave a message that they finally answered the phone. Talk about screening my calls, eh? Let me explain - the number I was calling from registered as "unknown". Usually when my parents get calls from "unknowns" it's solicitors wanting their money. They thought I was a solicitor (which I guess could be partially true...I'm not going to turn them down if they want to give me a few extra bucks once and awhile lol). I thought it was kind of funny.

Random fun fact...
Australians love their tea! It's not uncommon for them to have multiple breaks for tea throughout the day. The downfall of this for me though is that I'm never quite patient enough to wait until my tea is sufficiently cooled before I sneak a sip. This ALWAYS results in me burning my tongue. I guess I oughtta just get used to wandering around Australia with burnt taste buds...

This may sound a bit odd, but Australia reminds me of Mozambique to some degree - especially the trees, the tea, and the friendly people. I LOVE the trees here. I loved the trees in Africa too, but these are even more spectacular - seeing all of the gnarls, twisted branches, and peeling bark just makes me giddy :) I could stare at them all day. Annnd they all look like excellent climbing trees! Hopefully I don't fall out of one and break an arm or something....that'd be unfortunate.