Wednesday, September 10, 2003
Anyone up for Machu Picchu in the beginning of January?
Tomorrow is the thirtieth anniversary of the (CIA partly funded) coup that replaced Allende with a military junta. I would link to the cheery warning the US embassy sent us but webmail is down...:-( Though I have in the past stared down (or rather, smiled timidly at) armed Turkish soldiers guarding the Cypriot neutral zone, and really would like to go downtown and see whats up, the constant presence of those armed trucks in the area is something of a deterrent. But I heard from Lewis they are opening the side door (now a window) in La Moneda through which Allende´s body was removed, and which was then closed up. Another site.
On a very different note (and doesn´t it always come back to food?) I just want to comment on the mayonnaise fetish. Its present in those italianos, but then last night I narrowly stopped my host mom from squirting mayo on my rice with corn. And though I´m sure i´ve enjoyed this myself in the past (maybe) I found myself making a face at the guy making a mayo and wheat cracker sandwich. And there is of course mayo and artichoke. While I love Thyme Square´s version, I can´t say I don´t prefer my mom´s butter and olive oil plus other stuff sauce- the suggestion of which brought an equally alarmed look to my host mom´s face. Ah, cultural exchange.
And my big new revelation on the empty fridge subject (its not just my house, I swear). Unless DARE/sex ed/health was total propaganda, nicotine is an appetite suppressant, right? maybe the smoking has something to do with it (and the insane amounts of salt poured on everything from a lettuce salad to the outside of the bread in a cheese sandwich. but then, I´m probably the only person at harvard who has never used a salt shaker on campus!)
Yesterday, 10 page paper turned in...and so it begins.
Tomorrow is the thirtieth anniversary of the (CIA partly funded) coup that replaced Allende with a military junta. I would link to the cheery warning the US embassy sent us but webmail is down...:-( Though I have in the past stared down (or rather, smiled timidly at) armed Turkish soldiers guarding the Cypriot neutral zone, and really would like to go downtown and see whats up, the constant presence of those armed trucks in the area is something of a deterrent. But I heard from Lewis they are opening the side door (now a window) in La Moneda through which Allende´s body was removed, and which was then closed up. Another site.
On a very different note (and doesn´t it always come back to food?) I just want to comment on the mayonnaise fetish. Its present in those italianos, but then last night I narrowly stopped my host mom from squirting mayo on my rice with corn. And though I´m sure i´ve enjoyed this myself in the past (maybe) I found myself making a face at the guy making a mayo and wheat cracker sandwich. And there is of course mayo and artichoke. While I love Thyme Square´s version, I can´t say I don´t prefer my mom´s butter and olive oil plus other stuff sauce- the suggestion of which brought an equally alarmed look to my host mom´s face. Ah, cultural exchange.
And my big new revelation on the empty fridge subject (its not just my house, I swear). Unless DARE/sex ed/health was total propaganda, nicotine is an appetite suppressant, right? maybe the smoking has something to do with it (and the insane amounts of salt poured on everything from a lettuce salad to the outside of the bread in a cheese sandwich. but then, I´m probably the only person at harvard who has never used a salt shaker on campus!)
Yesterday, 10 page paper turned in...and so it begins.
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