Tuesday 26 June 2012

Monday Grill

Since I came to UK, cooking became part of my life. Of course, I used to love cooking before, but with more variety of ingredients and seasonings based on European, Oriental, Indian culture, motivating me to more creative cooking. 


Yesterday, I made 'Monday Roast', replicates 'Sunday Roast' which is traditional British food. Following picture is original style of Sunday Roast made by my British friend Shaun. 




Basically it is consisted by roast beef or chicken, (mashed) potatoes, other vegetables and mini Yorkshire Puddings. When you eat them with gravy souse, the taste is so amazing! 

Yesterday, I reminded Sunday Roast I ate on Term 1 and tried to make my own style of Sunday Roast with with my creativity. 

Here's brief recipe to make Meeha's style of Monday Roast 

First, heat oven in 200 degree. It takes around 20 to 30 min. 
Second, marinate a chicken breast with salt, lemon juice, pepper and herbs. 

Third, cut potatoes, carrots, courgettes (zucchini) and onions.
Fourth, put potatoes and carrots in boiling water with a pinch of salt. Potatoes for 10min, carrots for 5min.
Fifth, put all of vegetables in a big ball and add salt, pepper and herbs. Then put some butter and olive oil and mix all of them to make vegetables well coated by seasonings and oil.
Sixth, cover surface of oven tray for chicken breast with butter and olive oil.
Seventh, put chicken breast and vegetables in oven trays.
Eight. cook them in oven for 20 to 25 min. 

Then, enjoy your meal! 




I add some asparagus with cheese as well. 

You know, cooking with oven is simple and easy to get delicious result. It's not that difficult! Just try~! Then you'll get mouth-watering dish!!

 





Thursday 21 June 2012

Being an International Ambassador

As an international student, being an International Ambassador of Aston University is a really great chance to work with university and sharing your experience with others who need your help.
I applied to an International Ambassador middle of Term 1. After an interview and a couple of sessions of group working for introducing Aston University and training for campus tour, I could work as an ambassador.
I think an International Ambassador’s role is quite important that there’s limited way to approach University’s information in detail by a potential student who lives out of UK. Most students and their parents might want to know ‘real student’s life’ instead of information by reading text on a brochure or a website. 
International Ambassador’s work is mainly guiding for a campus tour and working for open day session Q & A which is role for undergraduate students. Attending an international event such as agents conference could be extra.
I have done 5 sessions of campus tour for visitors recently. It seems like these days are campus tour season for a student and their parents who are looking for best university for them. I introduce Main Building which is used for lecture rooms and offices, Student Guild Building, three accommodations and Woodcock Sport Centre to them. Most of them impressed by modern buildings on the campus, new accommodation buildings and sports facilities which includes swimming pool. During a campus tour, I share my experience about studying in Aston University and living in Birmingham. Each tour is interesting for me because every each team of visitors is from different countries and has different point of view for the University. Whenever finish a campus tour, I feel a sense of satisfaction and pride for helping them.
Every student study and live as a student but not all of them have chance to share the experience. For me, owning that experience by my-self is meaningful, but sharing it with others is more than something.