Ahhh, the A303 - always a nightmare! Well, it's pretty - but only if you can avoid the snarl-ups...! 🤣 Loved hearing your stories of getting lost - hard relate! And I too avoid the Little Chef - I'm allergic* to beige food......
*not allergic as such, just a carb-dodger.
Another terrific post, Sabrina - I'm really enjoying this series. More, please! 🙌
I’m glad to hear your avoidance of the Little Chef too! Same reasons regarding carbs too. And I’ve decided that getting lost is not such a bad thing now, thanks to reading your stories. You’ve given me a gift there, so thanks! ❤️
Another terrific post, Sabrina. Thank you. I love the voice, tone, humility, and a bit of self-deprecation. Being in your food group category, I wouldn't even have gotten to the tuna or egg salad because mayonnaise repulses me. Your post reminded me once again how important food is to make one feel good, happy, and comfortable.
In January, I remarked to Fabio that I was very proud of myself for managing remarkably well the first year of a living in a foreign country. I no longer panicked when someone spoke to me for fear of not understanding the Spanish accent and different vocabulary. Within in a certain walking range of our apartment, I rarely got lost, unlike when we moved here and I only risked walking in straight lines. I wasn't lonely, mostly due to my friends and our Zoom, FaceTime, and WhatsApp calls. I had made a few Spanish friends and I have a new American BF in Madrid. I knew which grocery store sold the beer, hummous, and yogurt we like which was different than the one where we buy chips, cheese, and oatmilk. So much orientation happened in a year that I didn't notice how far I'd come until I stopped myself to think about it. It was quite a feat.
Ahhh, the A303 - always a nightmare! Well, it's pretty - but only if you can avoid the snarl-ups...! 🤣 Loved hearing your stories of getting lost - hard relate! And I too avoid the Little Chef - I'm allergic* to beige food......
*not allergic as such, just a carb-dodger.
Another terrific post, Sabrina - I'm really enjoying this series. More, please! 🙌
I’m glad to hear your avoidance of the Little Chef too! Same reasons regarding carbs too. And I’ve decided that getting lost is not such a bad thing now, thanks to reading your stories. You’ve given me a gift there, so thanks! ❤️
Another terrific post, Sabrina. Thank you. I love the voice, tone, humility, and a bit of self-deprecation. Being in your food group category, I wouldn't even have gotten to the tuna or egg salad because mayonnaise repulses me. Your post reminded me once again how important food is to make one feel good, happy, and comfortable.
In January, I remarked to Fabio that I was very proud of myself for managing remarkably well the first year of a living in a foreign country. I no longer panicked when someone spoke to me for fear of not understanding the Spanish accent and different vocabulary. Within in a certain walking range of our apartment, I rarely got lost, unlike when we moved here and I only risked walking in straight lines. I wasn't lonely, mostly due to my friends and our Zoom, FaceTime, and WhatsApp calls. I had made a few Spanish friends and I have a new American BF in Madrid. I knew which grocery store sold the beer, hummous, and yogurt we like which was different than the one where we buy chips, cheese, and oatmilk. So much orientation happened in a year that I didn't notice how far I'd come until I stopped myself to think about it. It was quite a feat.