Wannabe Australian Bada**

Now I'm not really sure what the protocol is on bringing food into different countries. I'm pretty sure that it's okay to bring packaged foods with you, but I still felt like I was smuggling these Luna Bars into Australia. How could I go without my lemon zest? Sometimes being a bada** comes down to the little things. I had one for a small lunch while studying yesterday.

We took a break to get an early dinner, & went to this sketchy Japanese place at the recommendation of James' friend Joel. While the combo of a vegetable sushi roll & veggie udon noodle soup was cheap ($10 AU), I was a little irked by the sight of some floating hot-pink-dyed pieces of gelatin in my soup.

Don't worry that's not fish eggs on top, just some weird sauce.

Dinner was a bit funky but it kept me full for a long time. I munched on some chili limi cashews before bed. These were not the Trader Joe's kind but almost as good.

This morning I woke up bright & early and walked down the street to go to my daily coffee provider- The Paddington Grind. I had a soy latte w/ 2 equal & some Vegemite on turkish bread.
Yes there was butter on that bread. Yes I ate it. Bada** I know.

Like a true wannabe Australian bada**, I put some more vegemite on that turkish bread when I got home.

Afterwards, I put on my wettie (wetsuit), headed down to Maroubra beach w/ the Bra Boys, and jumped in the surf.

No way! I am not that big of a bada**. I watched James & his friends surf for a while until it started drizzling & headed to a nearby cafe to enjoy my new Ayn Rand book Atlas Shrugged and a soy chai latte. This chai latte was $5.40 AU can you believe it? redonkulous.

By the time the boys got out of the surf it was lunchtime so James & I headed to Nando's in Maroubra. I had the veg pita w/ no mayo, and hot peri-peri sauce. The little flag says "for the adventurous heat seeker".... guess that's me.

Close up

Look at all of the sauces that ended up on our table! I'm such a bada** that I'm sure you can guess that I dipped my pita in the extra, extra hot peri-peri sauce. My mouth was on fire afterwards!

Last Day at Psych Convention & Flight Back

I had to wake up at 6:30 this morning (4:30 U.S time) to practice for my presentation at the "International Psychology Symposium" that was at 8. I brought my peanut butter pretzel Mojo bar, some black coffee, and freshly squeezed OJ down to the lobby where I was able to practice for a bit.

My presentation went really well, even better than I thought it would. All of our hard work seemed to pay off. Afterwards me and the rest of the research team headed down to the pool where I was able to bask in the sun for a few hours. I convinced the waitress at the pool to see if they could make me a burrito- I ended up with this beast.

Burrito with black beans, guacamole, and lettuce, w/ a side of fries. I never order fries but if someone else has them I always steal them (just ask my boyfriend). I didn't order the fries this time either, but even though I tried to give some away I couldn't resist eating most of them. Burritos & fries are two of my weaknesses. It was nice to finally have a real meal in Cancun, even if it meant that I had to pig out in my bikini.

Finally I had to say adios to Mexico and travel the five hours back by plane to LA. I cannot even begin to tell you how happy I was to see a Starbucks in the Cancun airport. I left all of my luggage in line w/ my teacher and went to go grab an iced coffee asap.

I was really grateful for this coffee because the line ended up taking us an hour!

Luckily though once we finally got on the plane the flight was not bad at all. I finished my book and was able to get some studying done for finals. I bought the "luxe snack pack" which I was really impressed with.

Basil & Garlic olives, Multigrain tortilla chips, Grissiti bread sticks, whole wheat crackers, and an adorable package of hummus. It also contained chocolate covered pretzels and a rondelle cheese spread which I gave away.

I didn't get home until 11:30 tonight, I am sooo tired it's been a 20 hour day. I have a really sore throat so I made myself some an Annie Chun's odon noodle soup.

I thought this cute Hello Kitty card my roommate Diane bought me in San Fran went with the soup perfectly. I love Hello Kitty!