anne's dispatches from sydney

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I am in a chess cafe around the corner from me called "Pi"- (they do seem to be obsessed by greek letters in the wannabe intellectual parts of North America) with bright red walls, and lots of people (many francophones) intently concentrating, whilst slightly unusual music plays-  at the moment the music is a cross between a marching band and heavenly voices singing long notes.

It is a nice atmosphere... I'm here at my computer, and I'm trying to still sort out enrolment stuff. I have a hot chocolatey drink -the weather has only just begun to get chilly. ("br, br!" as the tags on this computer code say!)

Tonight I hosted a dinner spontaneously- for Erika and Kathryn- twin sisters who I met in Detroit- on the "Road to detroit"- hence Cameron, who is hosting me at the moment, knows them too. I have ran into them several times- today in a portuguese supermarket- where I was buying a big tub of natural yoghurt and some coriander seeds, and some capers.

I cooked a really interesting curry- with cumin, curry powder, coriander seeds, mustard seeds, cinnamon stick, chilli flakes, ginger, garlic, onion, olive oil, salted fried eggplant, carrots, pureed tomato,  chickpeas and of course red lentils, as well as coriander, yoghurt and lemon as garnishes. (Victor says its a "Martha Stuart" domestic stage that every newcomer to a city goes through- I dont even know who martha stuart is!)

It tasted quite sweet- a VERY COMPLICATED taste- with about 10 different aftertastes - nevertheless tangy and nice.

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