Here in the village where I go to school, the season of fall is beautiful. Not just for the leaves or the last rays of warm sun, but also for the harvest. I went with a friend on two harvest trips: one to gather mushrooms by the fields, one to…
I was sitting at the dinner table with a few friends the other day and they were thinking of bizarre or disgusting food combinations. At one point, one of them said "Chicken and Chocolate!", to which I responded, "That sounds amazing!". People were confused, but I stuck to my statement.…
We went to the place where the women's ministry meets. It's on the grounds of a catholic parish, which is located in the slums. Although the church is poor, it's property is kept in nice condition. Today, they met for their monthly feast. It's one of the only times some…
Yesterday, I stayed home from school, because I was sick. But you never know what will come your way, even on a sick day. Yesterday, I experienced three unexpected things: When I went shopping, I had to shovel my car out of 30cm of fresh snow. It was cold, wet…
I had some white summer squash from last season that had to be used. That combined with a bunch of left-over vegetables were a good basis for an improvised dish: Baked Summer Squash stuffed with Spinach, Garlic, and Mushrooms, in a Tomato-Eggplant-Sauce. Meanwhile, I am working on 2 projects in…