Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Getting Cultured



This past Saturday I went on a shopping trip to some international markets around Toledo. The trip was put on by Global Connections, a non-profit org. comprised of various churches and ministries that aims to serve international students at BGSU. There were 8 international students, plus Marisa, her 2 year-old son Liam, myself and David (our faithful van driver). We went to an Asian store, a Mediterranian store (with an amazing eatery- yay hummus) and an Indian store. The students were so excited to purchase food from some of the delis in the stores for us Americans to try. I was nervous tasting some of it for the first time thinking: Please don't let me gag... , but I would have never experienced those kinds of food otherwise. It was all very good and reminded me of just how uncultured I am when it comes to food- and many other things as well.

Then later that evening, my dear friend Nisha (from India) whom I met at a Global Connections event in the fall, came over to Amy's house and cooked for 5 of us! We were all taking notes on just how to make her amazing lentil soup served over rice with nan on the side. She went easy on us and didn't add too much spice and my was it good! She even made Chai tea from scratch later on. I must say that it was sure nice to step out of my American bubble a bit. I need to do that more often. There's a whole world out there and it's literally right in front of my face.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Ohio Poem

Got this in an email. Thought it was blog worthy. Ohioians- Enjoy.

It's winter in Ohio
And the gentle breezes blow
Seventy miles an hour
At twenty-five below.

Oh, how I love Ohio
When the snow's up to your butt
You take a breath of winter
And your nose gets frozen shut.

Yes, the weather here is wonderful
So I guess I'll hang around
I could never leave Ohio
'Cause I'm frozen to the ground!!

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Diaper Dilemma

You know, we were really going to give cloth diapers a shot at some point, but these sound so much better! I'm torn...

Thursday, February 5, 2009

1st Trimester Tummy

So here I am in the first days of the second trimester in one of the few pairs of pants that still fit me. Fortunately I have discovered these wonderful elastic bands that are just right for too tight pre-pregnancy pants or too loose maternity clothes. So I confess, I've been walking around with my pants unbuttoned (some of them even unzipped!) with my wonderful "tummy tube" holding them on while giving my belly some breathing room. What will they come up with next?