I recently made it to a new country where I’m studying and hopefully will migrate to. It’s been a while since I last talked here and things then were very difficult for me. Thank you for your support then I really needed it. It’s still difficult to be honest but I’ve been doing so much better here. It took me years of seriously looking into and over a year of getting legal stuff lined up and doubling down on savings.
I’ve gone through a divorce and watching multiple good friendships dissolve over long distance. I’ve been fighting with bureaucracy every day, I don’t have a phone plan or internet at my home yet because of it. Without a phone plan I can’t connect to the internet to translate stuff or get directions anywhere when I’m away from the school wifi. I miss my cat but for now he’s being fostered by really good people who love him.
But I’m here, I’m away from the US, I’m making it work every day. I already know a lot of basics about what I’m choosing to study here so I’m spending most of my effort early on building new relationships and helping other students learn. I’m project lead in our current assignment which isn’t something I thought I’d like but I think I’m actually not bad at it. I’m really proud of what I’m doing in part because it’s so difficult for me and I’m pulling it off.
You’re not wrong about the spices. It’s a culinary travesty, I agree. Sure, there’s good historical reasons for the local cuisine being the way it is, but these days there’s no excuse. Fortunately, that’s changing some in recent years.
Personally, I just turn to the Indian, Chinese or Mexican traditions if I want spicy – which I generally do. Unfortunately, I’m in a household minority there.
Although… Now I wonder what Indian/Danish fusion food would even look like? Hmm. Or Danish/Mexican. You know, flæskesteg served with a Mole manchamantel replacing sauce brune and rice instead of boiled potatoes doesn’t sound half bad.