and I just thought I'd take this time to say a couple things about bananas, juice, and sugar (yum!)
A quick note first though about my mom's ridiculous ability to foresee my needs and problems. Picture this: my living room, covered with clothes, toiletries, books, and other random crap I insist on having with me when I travel. To all of this my mom is frantically and clandestinely (I might add) trying to pack food (it's the Greekness I think=). She packs: honey, nuts, dried fruit, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, sugar packets (in case Koreans don't eat sugar=), cookies, Pringles, and a lunch. I love you, Mom!
The funny thing is she had no idea how hard it really is to find sugar around here! As it turns out, coffee is quite popular, but when you buy it at the store, it comes in dry form with sugar and (dry) milk already added! so thanks for the sugar, Mom. But turn down the foresight, if you please, it's freakin' me out=)
On a side note, I love bananas here cuz they're half-size. And I'm not the biggest banana fan to begin with, so this works perfectly for me. I don't have to commit to an enormous banana this way. I can handle my little one, and before I know it, I've eaten it-it's a good thing! Unfortunately, all the other fruit is really expensive. Blast my birth in California. Now whenever I go pretty much anywhere in the world, the fruit seems expensive and horrible-dang it!
Finally, the best thing about Korea (no, not really-just one of the amazing things) is how much juice they have. No one has juice like this. For example, a new favorite of mine: aloe juice. Yes, that's right. The stuff that you use in the form of a cream to relieve your itchiness....it just became digestible! And it's amazing! The juices are incredible, and the variety is outstanding, so this might be just the time to seek help for my caffeine addiction, and switch it up to another drug of some kind.
There's lots more to say about food, but I thought I'd start with this. Talk to you soon! And Happy September!
Love, Maria
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