Mexican is not the same here

So last night Catie, Catherine, Erin and I decided that we really miss Mexican food! All you Aubs peeps know that I go to Acapulco’s pretty much all the time and chips and salsa is my fave! So we found a Mexican restaurant called Zapato’s. It is in downtown Perth and we were going to take the train into town and see what the city is like. It took as a while to find it but we got there and were so excited. The family that Catie lives with told us that it would prob be different than what we were used to and that you have to order chips and salsa as an appetizer. So we get there and ask to order the Trio dips and chip which includes guac, queso and salsa. IT WAS $13!! And I can’t post a pic now but I will try to post it soon so that you can see how tiny it was! Ok so remember those Kellogg’s cereal bowls that pretty much every kid had? It was a bowl that size with some chips in it and then 3 smaller bowls each filled with guacamole, queso, and salsa. WEAK! Anyway, they didn’t have quesadillas so I got a burrito and it was $17 and it didn’t even come with beans or rice! So needless to say we won’t be going back there. So then we just walked around the city went to a few pubs (all drinks are $10 or more) and then we caught the train home.

So this morning I got to see something that I’ve never seen….a net ball game! Net ball is a very popular game in Australia and pretty much every girl plays it! Monique had a game this morning so I went to watch. It is pretty much just like basketball but you cannot run when the ball is passed to you. You have to catch it and stand still until you can find someone open to pass it to and then when you get the other end of the court you try to throw it in the basket, but there is no backboard. Looks pretty simple and the kids love it!

Then we went to Whitford’s shopping center and I guess what I got?! You guessed it, a purse! If you know me well, you know that I love bags and I have tons of them but this one is great. I got it a store called Tree of Life and it is a bit hippy and has become my new fave store! Also, remember when I told you about pretzels2go?! Well Catie and I split one today and it was delish! We got a pizza pretzel and Im gonna have to bring the recipe to Auntie Anne’s!

After that we came home and played in the pool and hung out with Tracy and her friends. They are hilarious and we talked about the differences in how we say stuff. For example, they always “How are you going” rather than “how are you doing.” Also, when they are really tired they say “I’m nekkid!” and fanny means something else than your bottom….I won’t post it publicly but if you wanna know just send me an email or something. Also, whenever you say “thank you” they say “that’s alright” or “that’s ok.” Rarely do they say “you’re welcome,” they say “no worries” a lot too. And they don’t know what a bloomin’ onion is! Outback has misled us all!!

This afternoon Catie’s host family taught us how to play cricket. I think I’ll be going to a match soon and hopefully I can figure it out better when I see it but they say the games last about 5 hours!

And I have to give a special shout-out to my sweet Goddaughter OLIVIA because it is her birthday!! I miss you so much and I hope you have a wonderful birthday at Skates 280 where it is cool and shady!!  Love you so much!!

Romans 8:6