Food, Class & Work

One week of exploring Sydney under my belt 

I moved into my first and beautiful apartment to start the real adventures. 

I have three roommates who are all studying at the University of Sydney 

Super nice and easy to live with

I have been so blessed 

Each time I've gotten a random roommate it has always worked out so well! 

Since it is my first apartment, it is also the first time I've had a kitchen outside of my parents home. 

I've fallen in love with food but in a really great way 

I'm in love with healthy, colorful, creative and clean recipes. 

I started shopping at Paddy's Market for my produce so I get all fresh fruits and veggies 

I've loved buying food that I've never eaten before and experimenting with it. 

Some of the staples that I buy every week and am obsessed with are:

avocados, tomatoes, spinach, kale, carrots, green apples, eggs, bananas, strawberries and zucchini. Some of the food I've been experimenting with are: 

eggplant, butternut squash, sweet potatoes, quinoa, cacao powder

and so much more that I can't even think of right now. 

Healthy eating is far from boring and so so delicious! 

I made these quinoa, oat, cacao cookie balls that were so good! 

I'm becoming such a foodie!

I am taking four classes at the University of Notre Dame over here: 

counselling couples & families 

introduction to the New Testament 

community psychology 

social justice 

I have never been happier with a school schedule or more excited to learn in my life. 

Since the last year of high school I have wanted to study Psychology and be a counsellor 

but I have never taken a counselling class before

After only the first day of that class it became so clear that it's what I am meant for

I want to work everyday helping families through their problems 

This class is teaching me so much already! 

Introduction to the New Testament is amazing

I only opened my Bible for the first time about 2 years ago 

 when I decided to start living my life for God

The class is teaching me so much about the time period of the Bible, 

about the people who wrote it, 

about Jesus 

and how much evidence there is supporting the Bible. 

It is really great to be educated about it 

I can't wait to keep learning more. 

My social justice class had a really cool unexpected surprise 

An internship where we are doing 40 hours to learn social justice in a hands-on environment

The internship is at Wesley Missions 

Wesley is an organization that helps people in the community who have intellectual disabilities 

 It is the beginning of an incredible learning experience. 

Oh and my uni is beautiful, just look at it:

I thought it would be a good idea to get a part time job while I'm here for the semester 

Minimum wage is crazy high, it's $19/hour!! 

I applied to Randstad Education and got the position within an hour

It is an education agency that places me at different schools around the area to work in after school care. I've been working at Woollahra Public School every week

I love the staff and the kids and the fact that I get paid triple the US minimum wage 

just to play tag and color :) 

I am loving this semester already 

I have lovely roommates

 I'm learning to cook

 I have the best classes and the most fun job I can think of. 

What a good life!