It's been a great week for my cafe adventures! I found three more cafes that I quite enjoy. All of them are located in Fremantle, just a short bus ride from the house. Hush is very characteristic of its name. It's very small and quiet and if you don't know what you're looking for, you will most likely miss it. Adorable little espresso bar and they make a great cappuccino! The staff was super friendly as well. On Thursday I decided to wander around Fremantle for a good 2 hours just seeing what the town had to offer. Happened upon 2 great little cafes. Moore & Moore is very reminiscent of Alterra (the lakefront location, in particular). The atmosphere is very earthy and organic. I had the best chai of my life there! They make their own house blend of chai. They serve it as a loose leaf tea in a small pot of steamed milk. The sweetness of the milk with the hints of vanilla and cardamom were to die for. I also stopped in at Maraschino and had my first 'tall mac.' For those of you that don't know (I certainly had to ask and I'm glad I did), a tall mac is a double macchiato - basically 2 shots of espresso with a dollop of foam on top. Needless to say I had my caffeine fix for the day! I also think I found another favorite drink with the tall mac. :)
On Thursday evening, I went out for the first time with a couple of girls my age! So much fun actually being around people I can really relate to. Don't get me wrong, I love my host family and I adore my church family, but there's something about being around people that speak the same lingo - even if I don't totally understand all the Australian jargon. :) We ventured down to Little Creatures right in the harbor in Fremantle. I had a crisp pale ale and we all shared frittes with tomato sauce and aioli, blue cheese and pear pizza with rocket, and tomato and goat cheese pizza with artichokes. For those of you who are not foodies, I will translate this meal into layman's terms: french fries with ketchup and mayo, blue cheese and pear pizza with arugula (bitter greens), and the last one pretty much explains itself. All in all the food was delicious and I'm sure you can all tell I'm in foodie heaven already! :) I had a great time chatting with the girls and getting some ice cream afterward. I certainly hope that I am able to start meeting some more people. Although I suppose that means I actually have to make an effort at meeting people! ;-)
**Breaking News** I have an audition for a semi-pro women's chorus on Tuesday! I'm so excited about this opportunity since I miss singing with a choir greatly. There's something about being pushed and challenged with something you absolutely adore, in this case music. :) I now need to prepare an audition piece this weekend. This should be an interesting endeavor as I don't have any music with me (luckily my mom is helping me out) and I don't have a piano or keyboard readily available for practice. Wish me luck!
In other news, Jensen and Sahmara started school this week. It feels like I've barely seen Jensen at all! Luckily the three of us had a little excursion to Little Stove on Tuesday. They had a great time on our little adventure and they loved the cafe. The baristas at little stove made the kiddos tiny milkshakes/smoothies in addition to my regular sized one. *On a side note: Milkshakes/smoothies here a very different from the U.S. I had a banana and coconut smoothie which consisted of milk, yogurt (or spelled yoghurt here!) and the fruit. No ice! So strange to not have ice blended in, but the drink was quite refreshing and delicious.* We also continued our adventurous day with a bus ride and train ride. We had to meet Saskia in Cottesloe in the afternoon, so we hopped on the bus to Fremantle Station and road the train up to Cottesloe. They had a great time and talked non-stop the entire way! Adorable! Today Lawson and I had a little adventure of our own in taking the bus. We road the bus up to the library for story time. He had a great time with all of the books and he even got a baby cino! Yum! :)
I'm off for the night since I'm having difficulty keeping my drooping eyelids open. I'm completely drained from this week - classes started again, the kids certainly kept me busy, and I did an immense amount of walking and riding my bike. Time for a restful weekend, especially since I need to be prepared to sit my butt in front of the t.v. without distraction for the Super Bowl!! Go Pack Go! :)
Be safe, stay warm, and drink lots of hot coffee, my friends! Miss you all!
~A
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