On Saturday night, I had a deep fried Moro bar. For those who don't know what a Moro bar is, it is the New Zealand version of a Mars bar. Deep fried and rolled in cinnamon sugar. My first weekend here we went to the beach, and then stopped to get fish and chips, where I had my first encounter with a deep fried Moro bar. My friend had ordered one and I tried a bite of it and was blown away. About a week ago, I began ruminating over a deep fried Moro bar. I don't even like deep fried things; I don't really even like candy bars. But, man, I just really, really, really wanted one. On Thursday night, I went to Bingo Night put on by the Gentleman's Club, a student social organization that hosts various events throughout the year. After Bingo, we went over to someone's house and hung out there for a while, and on our way home we stopped at Big Gary's Fish and Chips, the location at which I first experienced deep fried Moro bars. I resisted the urge, but I knew that we would be at the same house last night, so I decided that on our way home, I would treat myself to one of the delicious, sugary, artery-clogging, chocolatey goodness. It was so worth it. I really believe that deep fried Moro bars could solve all the world's problems; you really can't be unhappy while eating one.
I've been enjoying cooking a lot, although sometimes it just seems to take so much effort and I just want something fast and easy. I take after my father in his grocery shopping habits; I tend to buy an absurd amount of fresh produce. What can I say? I just really like fruit and veggies. Last I made the most delicious dinner. I sauteed some orange and green bell peppers (here they are called capsicums), mushrooms, and tomatoes and served it on top of spaghetti. It was really tasty, and quite simple. Last week I bought some Indian butter chicken and chicken tikka masala simmer sauces that you just cook with chicken and veggies. I tried the butter chicken one first and I was incredibly disappointed in it's overpowering spiciness and lack of flavour. I added a bunch of stuff to make it better but it just didn't work. The next day, I had the brilliant idea to add some mango yoghurt to see if that would take care of my disappointing meal and it did. All in all, cooking is going well. I just really wish we had an oven; I just want to make some blueberry muffins. Oh well, for now I'll settle with deep fried Moro bars.
My classes are going well, though I feel like I don't have as much class time here as I do back at WU. I'm not really used to having free time; at school, if I'm not in class I am most likely at work. I have almost no free time to sit around and watch tv, or do my homework before 9 pm, and here I have so much time to spare. I have no problem filling it up, but I fill it up by hanging out with people or going to Thursday night bingo. It's a nice break though, I suppose, and I am going to enjoy this semester while I can. It's nice having time to exercise regularly, although I haven't been able to run much. My calves have been hurting and I've got shin splints, which is super disappointing. I've been working out with a few friends regularly, though, and that's been a lot of fun. I'm starting to miss home a little, but I skyped with one of my friends back home yesterday and she carried me all around Pi Phi so I could say hi to some of my other friends. It was so wonderful to see all of their lovely faces. A few friends have sent me the most wonderful letters and as soon as I buy stamps they will be getting letters in return. All in all, things here are going well, though I haven't adventured much yet. Don't worry, that will change, as I've got my first adventure coming up this weekend. More on that next time!
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