Went to a bookstore, that was 6 stories. If only there was more than one area of english books I would just live there. There was even a Starbucks.
Found the western grocery store! When we saw it I just about lost it. We acted like we were children in a toy store. It was so nice to see familiar food, but unfortunately everything was super expensive. Butter cost more than my lunch. But we resolved to bake a pie. I was so excited to find cake mix and brownie mix until Juan reminded me my family doesn't have an oven. But Olga's does! So I am commandeering her kitchen to have a bake-a-thon!
Yesterday I talked with Kiki about history and wars. He is starting to learn about massacres and the occupation of China long ago. I'm afraid of how they're teaching it though, because he now hates a bunch of countries and wants to kill all the people in them because of something their ancestors did a long time ago. And it seems they don't tell them about the things China has done in the past, they make themselves look like victims. I told him the truth though- that every country was bad and acted like animals back then. And that they did things for very complicated reasons, that he would learn about when he was older. I also had to make sure he understood that the soldiers never wanted to kill people, they were just following orders. I hope it got through to him because I'd hate for him to miss out on the world because of the past.
Just found out that the amount it rains right now, is nothing compared to the fall. I am afraid. Very, very afraid.
I miss western food. To be precise I miss Canadian food. I miss maple syrup and pancakes. I miss real breakfast sausages and eggs. I miss salad. Oh my god, I would kill for a decent Caesar salad with some almond and baby tomatoes and dried cranberries and apples! Could someone send me one? I’d be forever in your debt.
I also miss ice cream. What they have here shouldn’t even be called that! I want real chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. And a freaking quiche. Some good snacks would be nice, it’s not that their snacks here are bad but… they are odd. The candy doesn’t taste sweet. The chips taste plain weird. Seaweed flavor? I don’t think so.
I think I actually dreamt I had lasagna last night. God I miss eating things with forks! Although, one of these days I am going to be able to catch a fly with those chop sticks.
I also miss ice cream. What they have here shouldn’t even be called that! I want real chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. And a freaking quiche. Some good snacks would be nice, it’s not that their snacks here are bad but… they are odd. The candy doesn’t taste sweet. The chips taste plain weird. Seaweed flavor? I don’t think so.
I think I actually dreamt I had lasagna last night. God I miss eating things with forks! Although, one of these days I am going to be able to catch a fly with those chop sticks.