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Homesick... This one word, I am pretty sure many of us have experienced it; Students on exchange, people going on expat missions, and works that demand you to travel. It came across my mind earlier today when I met other exchange students. I haven’t really been home for a long time, and everytime people asked me whether I have felt homesick, my answer would be, “Yeah, sometimes. But I get over it quickly”. Well, It’s true because I feel like I am always busy and engaged each and every day of my life. But when this feeling comes, you can’t really deny it, nor can you distract yourself to ignore it, because the minor thing  can get built up to a big block of desire to always seek something related to home.  And of course this is not a fun feeling because you may end up spending so much money on snuggle pillow, giant teddy bear, cooking utensils, or even the last minute plane ticket! Haha, just kidding! Homesickness comes, even if it s just craving for a certain taste of ...

Hi Guys! Here is my food story from my short visit to Athens, Greece in summer 2016! My culinary experience in Athens was so unexpectedly great. At first I though it will be just about yogurt and salad, (hahaa, I mean the kind of food I was not raised with) but obviously it was more than simple seasoning! Greek food is similar to Turkish food or other middle eastern food which means that there are plenty of veggie options. There is something about how Greek food have all the ingredients combined, and produce the most amazing, unique taste, that you will never forget.In science we call this an "emergent" taste! >.<  Here I show you the timeline of my culinary journey in Athens. Of course when picking these places, I always google searched the most "local sounding", non pretentious kitchen that serves food from heart.  Day 1 Cretan food A place called "Kriti", Near Omonia Metro station   This is the amazing taste of wheat g...

My summer break in 2016 was spent in Croatia with my 4 girl friends. It was a great week full of tasty food, beach days, and sunshine. So here I want to show you the culinary experience that we had once in Croatia. The "Garden" Restaurant in Rab town This place has a nice romantic vibe, and you can sit inside but still feel the open air. We all tasted different fresh seafood dishes. The squid goulash with polenta is their famous local dish. This is the dish that I ordered and I enjoyed ied it to the last bite. The cattlefish risotto is simply delicious with squid bits in it The fried calamary with french fries tasted so fresh Seabass with sauted spinach and potatoes. Nothing could be better than a whole fresh fish in a holiday island The green pasta with gorgonzola sauce. It was surprisingly not as heavy as she thought it would be This place to me is the number one restaurant in the whole Rab island. I guess in total we paid around 500 kuna, wh...