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Norwegian Food
This is not ice cream LOL After preparing Hong Kong food for my Airbnb host, my host made me Norwegian fish in a berry sauce 😮 The berries on the side of the plate have to be cold. Leonie said … Continue reading
Posted in France
Tagged airbnb, culturalexchange, fish, food, norwegian, sabbatical, travel
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Coca-Cola Chicken, Spanish style.
A few weeks ago, I made Hong Kong style Coca-Cola chicken wings for some Spanish and French friends. Today, my Spanish Airbnb host made me Coca-Cola chicken, too! His recipe has chopped onion and bacon. I think I will steal … Continue reading
Posted in Spain
Tagged airbnb, aragon, backpacker, chicken, cocacola, culturalexchange, food, recipe, sabbatical, Spain, spanishfood, travel, zaragoza
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Homemade Food in Montpellier
This is my Airbnb host's oil free air fryer (which he said was a French invention.) It's also common in North America, but in NY and Toronto, I have only seen people frying frozen food. My host hand cut organic … Continue reading
Celebrating Lunar New Year in Montpellier
I thought I would spend Lunar New Year alone like last Christmas. However, a few days before the new year, my Airbnb host invited me to go to a potluck party at their friends’. So, I extended my stay in … Continue reading
Posted in France
Tagged airbnb, asianfood, celebration, chinesenewyear, culturalexchange, food, France, friends, lunarnewyear, montpellier, party, potluck, sabbatical, travel, yearoftherooster
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My Airbnb Host from Talence and I
I said goodbye to Caroline, my Airbnb host from Talence, with mixed feelings. It was a mixture of shame, confusion and gratitude. I didn’t like Caroline in the beginning. My first impression of her was that she’s a stingy, divorced 42-year-old mom … Continue reading
Posted in France
Tagged airbnb, bordeaux, Christmas, firstimpression, France, friends, friendship, host, perception, prejudice, relationship, Talence, travel
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Early Christmas Celebration in Bordeaux
I am renting a room through Airbnb in Talence, right next to Bordeaux. My host, Caroline, has family visiting from Paris and San Francisco for the holidays. So, she hosted a party last Sunday night (the 18th), and I was invited … Continue reading
Wisdom of the Day
Hortensia, my Airbnb host in Santander, is the most cheerful and positive person I have ever met in my life. I have learnt a lot from her, and here is one quote: “[Sorry I kept talking the entire morning!] I … Continue reading
Posted in People, Spain
Tagged airbnb, attitude, philosophy, positive, positivity, quote, wisdom
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