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I was going to post this in the comments section, but it got too long so I just thought I would make a new post. So to answer your questions, Nao and Tom:

Yes, I thought the nutella would last longer, too! I am increasingly discovering that I can resist something forever...until it is open. Then it's as good as gone. I don't think I will be "such a tiny child" for much longer!

As for typing things on my slides, I don't know how they did it, but it certainly wasn't me who wrote "hey" on my presentation! I had the same class today and they were fine, but a couple of girls in another group kept giggling and nobody would tell me what they were giggling about. Very suspicious...

Hardly anyone has heard of "The Sound of Music" here, although some of the English teachers have been showing it to their classes in order to warn them about what English speaking people will expect of them! Edelweiss flowers are quite common motifs, especially on traditional costumes, but I do not think many people would be able to sing the song for you.

I thought smoking would be banned in pubs here, too. Austria is such a clean place, but England is winning on that front, at least in my books!

Marmite is not the only thing I miss here, although I think it is a good symbol of what I miss because people here either don't like it or don't know what it is, and my students certainly don't understand why I miss it when I explain what it is*! I also miss the sea and the green hills and the sound of the boats clanking and the smell of brine; although the lake and the mountains and a man playing the accordion and the smell of autumn leaves have been pretty good substitutes over the last few days. Of course, there are no substitutes for my family and friends back home, but I hope I will eventually grow to love some people here enough that I will miss them just as much when the time comes to leave.

And I agree; I will try to post whenever something interesting happens so that my posts are in more bite-sized chunks!

*To be fair, "a jet black, salty spread made from yeast" does not sound particularly appetising.