Last Wednesday all the international students participated in making their own national dish for the rest to try! It took me a while to think of what to make and originally I wanted to make BBQ pork sliders, but I went to three supermarkets and all didn't sell buns! So I resorted to chili, which turned out really well for the ingredients I was able to find. Seeing the other international dishes was interesting and tasting them was amazing! Well most of them were delicious :) I tried a rice pudding from Portugal, sushi from South Korea, potato soup from Germany, sausage soup from Hungary, apple strudel from Germany, and so much more! It was so cool to try so many different dishes and learn so much about all the different cultures! In Germany it is sometimes (depending on where you live in the country) common to eat raw pork on bread with salt, pepper, and onions! Crazy idea! I was really turned off by it, but I didn't want to be picky and not fully immerse myself in these different cultures, so i decided to try it. Turns out it wasn't that bad actually. Mother, this is for you: I realize that it was risky to eat raw meat, but my friend who prepared it was very careful and almost one week later I have no symptoms of E. coli or salmonella, no need to worry about me :) haha. But just so I can freak everyone else out, I took a picture of it to show what it looked like...
Looks gross right? Wrong, actually pretty tasty, but you only spread a little on bread, not a huge lump, so it's hardly noticeable!
So, moving on to the ski trip I went on this past weekend, one word to sum it up would be unforgettable. It was so much fun, starting with the bus ride to get to Otepää, around fifty international students all gathered on the bus and we rode into the country towards the highest hill in Estonia. The drive was beautiful, looking out at miles and miles of white snow covering the ground, it was amazing. Especially because at home snow comes and stays for one day and then it is all dirty and soon after melts. We arrived at the ski hill, rented our equipment and started to ski! It was amazing to me how many people had come on the trip and were either skiing or snowboarding for the first time! After three hours of skiing the 4 hills this "mountain" had, we headed for the bus to go to dinner. At a tavern looking restaurant we were served meatballs and potatoes with a cabbage salad. I don;t know if it was because I was starving or what, but it was so tasty! Very flavorful! For dessert we were served a strawberry strudel type thing and ice cream. Stuffed full we got back on the bus and went to Andu, out accommodation for the evening. There were 2 main houses with saunas, but the smaller house had a jacuzzi tub as well! The perfect way to end the day! After a few hours of warming up we headed to the dining room for some a pong tournament. I would say I did a fine job representing America, because me and another German played 5 games and won the championship! The night was full of dancing, snacking, and drinking and we lasted until 6 am, when we finally crawled into bed, only to get 4 hours of sleep and were awakened for breakfast. Exhausted we packed up our stuff and headed for Tartu. But not before I could snap a photo of the place we had the most fun at!
It was a great weekend spent with great friends and I have many more pictures where these came from! The experience was a great one and couldn't have been done without the organizational skills of ESN, who planned the whole thing! It was a great trip and so many memories were made. Until next time! Terveseks!
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