Choosing what to eat

Yesterday I returned from the large city of Encarnacion after celebrating the 4th of July with other Peace Corps volunteers.

The celebration was pretty good. Nothing crazy but some great American style BBQ and drinking games. I left Encarn at around 3 for 3 hr bus ride. I arrived home at about 7 having eaten nothing all day but 1 piece of chipa (plz refer to chipa entry for details). I felt pretty bad, fatigued and headachy so i chugged the equal of two bottles of water and felt much better. On to the food.

Having returned from a major city, I had the means to eat a great sandwich. Actual sandwich bread, ham cheese, mustard, and even green bell peppers if I wanted. I also had leafy greens, rice, and meat that I could have stir fried for some asian goodness. 

But since is was cold as $%^& Richard wanted something fast and warm which brought me to..... RAMEN!.

Ramen is teeming with easy to make rapidly scrumtious awesomeness that could fill the cold void that was my stomach with chemically, flaming hot goodness that seeps down to the soul.... yum.

It was delicious. 

Breakfast of champions ends sadly. 

This morning Richard woke up excited for coffee (instant), cereal and fruit. Eating this breakfast is relatively luxurious bec Richard often doesn't have the milk, cereal or fruit, as in Richard usually has just the instant coffee and maybe some old rice. (cereal is relatively expensive and must be bought in town. Fruit must be bought in town unless its the right season, milk must usually be bought in town bec everyone has their own cows) Things bought in town are eaten by Richard in 2 days.

Richard made the coffee with milk, poured the cereal with milk and got out a cold soft tangerine from his fridge. He paused to look with appreciation at his healthy, awesome breakfast before diving into the cereal. After about 5 or 6 giant spoonfuls eaten with the vigor and happiness of a omnomnomivore dinosaur, he noticed his cereal was not nearly as delicious as it should have been. In fact it was rather undelicious and sour. Milk fail. Then the realization that his steaming hot cup of soul warming coffee was also now tainted. 

Sadness ensues. No cereal, no cofeee with milk, even the tangerine was on the verge of spoiling.... 

Richard decided champions are unphased by almost spoiled food, ate more cereal until he couldnt take it, drank half the cup of coffee until he couldnt take it and ate the overly ripe tangerine like a champion. 

I am feeling accomplished and will let you know if my determination will manifest itself in gut wrenching explosive ....

Until then...