Yes, I’m blogging on location from beautiful, hot Santiago. You’ll be glad to hear that I’ve decided against blogging in Spanish!¡
I recently walked by a Santiago market after it had closed and noticed a vendor was still there, doing something odd. I went by to have a look and she was cutting the tops off strawberries, which don’t last long here–did i mention it’s hot?
She said she was going to make some juice, which I found pretty cool and a nice contrast to what I saw at another market here (and in most U.S. markets). Then again, they are fond of their strawberry juice in Santiago.
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The NY Times´Well blog had a nice look at the recess before lunch movement. It’s a worthwhile read and a worthy idea. Then, Good continued the discussion on their site.
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Only on Gizmodo would we learn about a Japanese remote control car that runs on sugar. Not the best use of azucar, perhaps…makes ethanol look like a godsend.
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N.C. State is doing a waste audit of their dining hall waste. A nice distraction from basketball season for the Wolfpack (Go Heels).
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Finally, I met an Chinese Irish guy who now lives in Dubai after growing up in Liverpool. Whew! Anyway, that’s not really important. What does matter is that some in the homeland of his mum (Ireland) are paying attention to waste.
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I love Spain, hope you’re having a wonderful time.
Elodie
Slim Girl Diary
Thanks for this post!
I too have had the amazing opportunity to travel through Chile…and their fresh juice might better be described as juice-art (yes, despite the heat this time of year!)
Also, thanks for the link to the Good Mag. response to the NYTimes article. Children are indeed like sponges and I can’t help but assume that learning these kinds of habits young will help them maintain a healthy relationship with their bodies and food throughout their lives!
Jonathan,
We met on the way up to dinner on Monday night at El cerro st. lucia. Presidenta Sra. Bachelet was speaking. I was reading your last 3 posts about Chile and glad you enjoyed the great fruit from naturally grown items here in chile. Regarding the corn, I was surprised as well at the size, not sure why it is so much larger than sweet or feeder corn in the states. It could be that the north america used smaller corn for a consistent size of harvesting mechanically. Perhaps the corn in Chile is the actual natural size. I wasn’t able to hear your presentation, but thanks for posting it here. I look forward to reading your other posts.
Saludos,
Ken