I can some up the best thing about this country in one word. Food. I'm not saying that we have the best food in the world. I think that there are many places that make one dish or another much better then it is made in America. What makes food in America great is the variety. One of the most unanswerable questions to me is: What is your favorite food? I know what my favorite New Zealand food is, Samosas with sweet chili sauce. Favorite Pakistani food, Haleem. Favorite Australian food, Vegemite. But I never want to give up the overall variety of food that I can get in this country. I'm sure that it is getting to be the same way in other countries but I feel like in food the US came first.
The other thing I love about having a variety of foods is that it means that certain dishes can be connected with certain people. When I am craving Camila, I also crave New Mexican food, when I want a good stirfry, it always makes me think of Will, I can never hope to make the plantain, mushroom, rice thing as well as Elizabeth, and even though I love party vegetables I never make them when I'm not with Hala because it is just a thing we do together.
What this all comes down to is that I love food and I love the way that it brings people together. The one thing that I really want when I get a real house is a big kitchen with an island that people can sit at and chitchat with the people in the kitchen. Because just as food feeds our bodies, cooking together feeds our souls.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Sunday, July 25, 2010
I was told to blog so I will
So it begins... once upon a time...?
The truth is that I like to write but I can only write when I inspired. This is not one of those moments. But I have been told that the more you do something the easier it gets so I figure I will clutter the internet with one more blog in an effort to bring some inspiration to myself, sounds a bit selfish but there you have it.
I might add sections to this blog soon. I have an idea for one section. I think I might make it a goal. A friend of mine and I have been meaning to write a movie script, we have the whole thing mapped out we just need to do the grunt work of writing. So here is my plan. We will add a section to this blog that is the movie. The goal is to write a scene a week till we are done. Either of us can write but it must be done. I do nothing with out deadlines. This main part of the page will be for ideas and thoughts about life. This might be the start of real writing progress or just another good idea that will flop.
The truth is that I like to write but I can only write when I inspired. This is not one of those moments. But I have been told that the more you do something the easier it gets so I figure I will clutter the internet with one more blog in an effort to bring some inspiration to myself, sounds a bit selfish but there you have it.
I might add sections to this blog soon. I have an idea for one section. I think I might make it a goal. A friend of mine and I have been meaning to write a movie script, we have the whole thing mapped out we just need to do the grunt work of writing. So here is my plan. We will add a section to this blog that is the movie. The goal is to write a scene a week till we are done. Either of us can write but it must be done. I do nothing with out deadlines. This main part of the page will be for ideas and thoughts about life. This might be the start of real writing progress or just another good idea that will flop.
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