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Aug. 21st, 2006 06:57 pmMy tummy is troubled. Oh, so troubled.
Last night we went to The Prince for a big faculty/staff bash. It was our last throw down before the students arrive. I ate dishes of goose, beef, tofu, eggplant, cucumber, AND I even tried octopus. Raw octopus. I thought to myself, "here I am in a new culinary world. I need to try new things, be brave!" When the sushi platter arrived, I picked the most daring thing, which to my mind was the octopus. It was very lemony and very chewy. It actually got stuck in my teeth, which almost made me gag. I was quite tempted to spit it out, but I forced myself to swallow it. I have no idea why my stomach has been upset all day, but I have to wonder if it was that eight legged beast that did the trick...
My classes start today. I'm really looking forward to this semester. I've signed up for what I hope will be two easy-going classes and one intensive class. Because of the time difference, I will always have a day longer than the rest of the class to turn in my assignments :)
Whenever I go shopping here, I get massive sensory overload. In both Walmart and Carrafour, there are several sample tables. However, there is not simply a nice old lady handing out samples (like at a grocery store in the States.) No, there is a young woman wearing a microphone and she is aggressively hawking her wares. She talks non-stop into the microphone doing her best to attract the attention of any and all passerbys. And this isn't just one girl with a microphone, but about 10 all crowded into the same area. Connor always covers his ears as we walk past the sample area. It is just way too much. But this seems common wherever we go: noise. In public squares, there is always music playing. When walking along the street, stores have music blaring on speakers. I don't know, this just may be a phenomenon of living in a city. I can't say, as I've never really lived in a huge city before. I just don't like all this noise. I'm glad it's quiet and peaceful in our home.
Last night we went to The Prince for a big faculty/staff bash. It was our last throw down before the students arrive. I ate dishes of goose, beef, tofu, eggplant, cucumber, AND I even tried octopus. Raw octopus. I thought to myself, "here I am in a new culinary world. I need to try new things, be brave!" When the sushi platter arrived, I picked the most daring thing, which to my mind was the octopus. It was very lemony and very chewy. It actually got stuck in my teeth, which almost made me gag. I was quite tempted to spit it out, but I forced myself to swallow it. I have no idea why my stomach has been upset all day, but I have to wonder if it was that eight legged beast that did the trick...
My classes start today. I'm really looking forward to this semester. I've signed up for what I hope will be two easy-going classes and one intensive class. Because of the time difference, I will always have a day longer than the rest of the class to turn in my assignments :)
Whenever I go shopping here, I get massive sensory overload. In both Walmart and Carrafour, there are several sample tables. However, there is not simply a nice old lady handing out samples (like at a grocery store in the States.) No, there is a young woman wearing a microphone and she is aggressively hawking her wares. She talks non-stop into the microphone doing her best to attract the attention of any and all passerbys. And this isn't just one girl with a microphone, but about 10 all crowded into the same area. Connor always covers his ears as we walk past the sample area. It is just way too much. But this seems common wherever we go: noise. In public squares, there is always music playing. When walking along the street, stores have music blaring on speakers. I don't know, this just may be a phenomenon of living in a city. I can't say, as I've never really lived in a huge city before. I just don't like all this noise. I'm glad it's quiet and peaceful in our home.
