North America

  • North America,  Travel,  U.S.

    chicago week four

    Recently, I really want to eat Middle Eastern food. Since I made hummus, I have always wanted to try falafel, and finally I had the opportunity to make falafel for the first time. Falafel is actually chickpea vegetable balls, usually fried, but I think frying is too troublesome and unhealthy, so I baked falafel in the oven...

  • North America,  Travel,  U.S.

    chicago week three

    On Monday, I went with some friends to watch a talk show in a small bar they often go to. When I arrived, I saw a list on a small table, and those who were going to go on stage to talk about the talk show could write their names on it. Most of them seem to be regular customers, and they also go to different venues to talk about talk shows. Everyone has their own style, and most jokes involve…

  • North America,  Travel,  U.S.

    two weeks in chicago

    I moved back to this familiar yet unfamiliar city. At that time, I moved here after graduating from graduate school. I was busy with work and got married a few years later. My social circle was also small. Most of my friends around me were Chinese teachers. When I came back this time, I found that I have never been to many places in Chicago and I don’t know much about them. I haven’t even been to some small restaurants, shops, and supermarkets near where I live. Once in Chi…

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    Moving across the United States by car (5) – St. Louis, Missouri

    Driving from Kansas City to St. Louis, the road detoured through a small German town called Hermann, located on the Missouri River. Most of the residents here are of German descent, and the German architecture is beautiful. When I arrived in St. Louis, I passed an outdoor Laumerier architectural park, which is similar to the architectural park in Hakone, Japan, but compared to…

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    Moving across the United States by car (3) – Denver, Colorado

    Departed from Salt Lake City at 6 o'clock on Friday morning, and drove ten hours to Denver. My friend recommended me to drive a slightly longer road, but the scenery along the way will be much better. On Friday, I went to housesit in the suburbs of Denver to show the house to the owner. This house is much bigger than the first one I saw before. The couple are taking a ski vacation to the nearby mountains this long weekend for four…

  • North America,  Travel,  U.S.

    Moving across the United States by car (2) – Salt Lake City, Utah

    I booked an Airbnb for two nights in Salt Lake City. This Airbnb is located in a gated community, and the owner happened to have a spare parking space for me to park. This is one of the rare Airbnbs where the owner himself lives here. Before I entered the house and said a few words to the owner, he told me that his English was not good, and asked me if I could speak Spanish. he…

  • North America,  Travel,  U.S.,  Food

    Moving across the US by car (1) – Elko, Nevada

    I decided to drive across the United States and move back to Chicago, where I lived for four years. The reasons are complicated and I won’t talk about it, but in simple terms, it is to continue on the road and have more freedom. Before leaving this week, I ate glutinous rice balls, ultra-authentic Vietnamese beef noodles, turrón nougat brought back from my hometown by a Spanish friend, and ate delicious food with my classmates at the back table of junior high school...

  • North America,  Travel,  U.S.,  Food

    Two and a half weeks after returning to the US

    On the second day after I came back, I took the subway from Oakland to San Francisco with my friends. As soon as I entered the subway station, I saw a circle of uncles and aunts kicking shuttlecock downstairs. It was probably too cold outside. When we arrived in San Francisco, it was cloudy everywhere. When I walked to the farmer’s market on Saturday, I saw an organization teaching how to make a Singaporean cold sashimi salad with auspicious meanings for celebrating the Spring Festival.…

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