You can try new things at home
I had made a sandwich yesterday before work and packed my root beer and yogurt and forgot to bring it with me. I woke up real hungry and excited that my lunch from the previous day was sitting in the fridge. I wanted some chips to go with it. Instead of getting in my car like I would normally do I decided to walk to the nearby Spanish grocery store. This place is literally 2 minutes walking distance away from my front door yet in the 2 years I have lived here I have yet to go. I figured today was a good day to try it out.
I threw on the iPod, turned on some music and headed over to the Unico. I’m not a very cultured person when it comes to food so I had no idea what most of the stuff on the shelf was for. Lots of Goya products though. I ended up buying some Goya soda and got the only flavor that I didn’t recognize at all… Tamarind. I was going to do the same with chips but you have to understand something about me, I love chips… and I couldn’t mess with a good thing and went with the ol’faithful Ruffles™. I’m not a big fan of plantains which would have been the obvious choice if I was trying to eat something outside of my norm.
It was nice to hear people conversing in spanish, which is one of the reasons I like living in Florida. For a few seconds I can pretend i’m at a corner store in a small village in Peru or something. Ok, so the feeling didn’t last that long because as soon as I left I was struck with the realization I have another 4 months to go before I hit the road. But for those few minutes it was nice to pretend I was traveling. I decided to take the longer route home and went around the front of my apartment complex further extending that small sensation. I can’t wait to be on the long road again.
Tags: Pre-Trip
Joey
Yummmmmmyyyyyy Tamarindo!!! I love tamarind stuff and tamarind flavored stuff 🙂 By the way, get used to it. There’s plenty of tamarind food and candies in Thailand 🙂
Next time, ditch the ruffles and try something else. You know, you may be able to get ruffles in other parts of the world…but they may be hella expensive (depending where) *thinks back to those $4 cans of Pringles in Africa*
Dreaming makes you want things more..keep on dreaming and it’ll come true 🙂