Jacqueline during her internship in Sydney, Australia

Hello everyone,

Here it is—my 6th and final blog from my adventure in Sydney. These five months of my internship have flown by. It feels like only yesterday that I arrived in Sydney. Luckily, I still have one last amazing trip ahead of me: a 21-day journey to Cairns during my sixth and final month in Australia.

In today’s blog, I want to talk about the food here in Australia. Let me get straight to the point: yes, I’ve eaten kangaroo meat. And honestly, it’s the best meat I’ve ever had. When it comes to food, I’m usually not very adventurous and rarely try new things, but I’m really glad I gave this a go.

In the Netherlands, I’m obsessed with baby potatoes, but unfortunately, they don’t have those here. However, I did discover delicious wedges with sour cream and sweet chili sauce—highly recommended!

Another absolute must-try: the cookies. Seriously, every person I’ve met here who isn’t originally from Australia has become addicted to Tim Tam cookies. Even my boyfriend, who visited from the Netherlands, took two packs home with him. They are so good and come in a variety of flavors. I’m definitely taking a few packs home with me too.

You can find public barbecues in parks all over the place, and I’ve had a few BBQs myself. It’s something you don’t see in the Netherlands, and at first it looks a bit strange, but it’s so cozy and fun.

In general, I cooked at home quite a lot, which I found a bit difficult at first. They do have Aldi here, but the food is still different from the Netherlands – especially the prices. Healthy food is much more expensive here.
My first housemates were Korean and often cooked pretty spicy food. The whole house would smell like it. In the second house, I lived with a Belgian and some Germans. There, everyone cooked more or less the same way I did.

When I ate out, it was usually pizza or burgers from Grill’d. The pizza crusts here are super thin – which I absolutely love.

And to nicely wrap up this blog and my adventure, here’s one final tip: if you go out to eat and can’t finish your meal, ask to take it home. That’s completely normal in Australia and saves you some money too.

Hope you enjoyed reading my blogs!