bagels!

A while back a friend posted an article about what things are learned when living in a foreign place. And amazingly enough, I found it again! It was a list, of about ten things or so, all of them were pertinent, but some more so that others. My favorites were: you learn how to ask for help, and you learn to cook. In my case, well, I'm still working on both of those. But as I ramp up to go to the states next week I find myself mainly thinking about all the foods I want to eat while I'm there. I know it sounds silly, but there's a reason we call it "comfort food". On my list is tex-mex and starbucks chai and oysters and margaritas and well... a whole lot of things. But also bagels! I was remembering the article's point about cooking as I finally gave in to a bagel craving the other day and looked up recipes. For some reason, despite the fact that I make bread, I always thought bagels would be really difficult or complicated. It turns out they're not all that complicated, and the work is not that substantial and is well worth it for the moment when I get to sit down with a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on a bagel :) A rough day is always made better by PB&J on a bagel.