You know those cans at the grocery store that are all dented? They all end up in Suriname. The trick was always to find the ones that were just dented and not bulging (with Botulism). One day, we had a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for July, 2010
9 results.
One of the things I regret eating most was the “hamburger” at Madonna’s. The meat was raw pink goo. It was so gross. But, I ate a lot of other things there that were amazing: Best Dish: Steak and Veggies[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
About my only regret in Suriname was that I never tried an avocado shake. Food is an adventure and after all the weird things I ate in Suriname, I really can’t imagine why I never tried one. Alas. Interesting[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Walking around the shops of downtown Paramaribo, you see a LOT of bootlegged stuff. It was impossible to buy the real thing, but you could get a decent knock off for a reasonable price. My favorite were the bootleg tapes.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s like New Delhi, only Zoo Deli. One day, my friends and I took a field trip and visited the Paramaribo Zoo. It was really cool. They had a Scarlet Ibis. Some Spider Monkeys. There was a Tapir. The Anaconda[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A week or two into my language training in Tiriyo, I saw my teacher pour a liquid (some astringent) into a rag, and then huff it. No wonder I had no idea what the hell she was saying; she was[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When you put the letters M and P together, it’s really difficult to distinguish between that combination and N and P. Mp sounds damn close to Np. Then, add to that the difference between E and Ë. Finally, do all[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I do speak a bunch of languages. In fact, I always found it really weird that the Government sent me, having a degree in Spanish, to a country in South America that speaks ZERO Spanish. I’m not sure why I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Recent Comments