Now that I'm not crazy stressed out and spending every spare minute (which for the last few months has been all of them) looking for a job, I can blog! and do cool things that I can then blog about! I know you've all been anxious for my to make a return to the blogging scene. Here's what we've been up to lately.
Since we've been in Hawaii for two months and I until last Friday did not have a job, we've been living in ultra-frugal survival mode. I don't know how many of you have lived in this mode for any length of time, but it requires quite a lot of creativity in certain areas like food sources. Thus, we've been diligent in attending any and all church or school events where food may be present. However, Nate has also taken to foraging on the University of Hawaii campus between classes.
Apparently there are numerous fruit bearing trees on campus and their fruits go unused and are left to fall to the ground and rot. So really, we're doing the university a favor by preventing smelly rot, right? So far Nate has procured a mango, a passion fruit, and a breadfruit. Now, you all know what a mango is, so I won't explain that experience except to say that this was the most amazing mango I've ever had.
The passion fruit was something quite unexpected. It is a small, round, yellowish fruit with a hard, thick skin with a soft, juicy, orange center. You spoon out the orange part and eat it. The flavor was wonderful. The texture can only be compared to slimy boogers with the occasional crunchy seed.
Ours was just like this, but a different variety, so the outside was yellow
The breadfruit I've eaten before, whenever we are at an event with Samoan food, it occasionally shows up. The breadfruit is not a fruit at all, but rather a starchy food, like a potato. Which is the closest comparison I can make. We cut it up, boiled it and served it with coconut milk. It was quite good (I didn't like it the first time I had it, but it has grown on me).
Breadfruit
Nate preparing the breadfruit
The crazed forager
The finished meal
Yum!
(For those of you that are concerned, we're not actually in danger of going hungry. Just thought I'd clear that up.)
8 comments:
Yay!!! You've found a job! I'm so glad. I'm sure that's a load off your shoulders. We should talk on the phone sometime.
I always wondered why passion fruit was called passion fruit, and now I know. It, too, is kind of like slimy boogers with the occasional crunchy seed.
Who names these things?
I'm glad you cleared that up - because I really was going to worry. Nate looks like he dropped some pounds in the forager photo.
Yay, yay, yay a job!! I am so happy for you. We'll be sure to say thank you in our prayers tonight. I hope your mind can rest at ease now and you can enjoy yourself.
We'll have to talk in a couple days so I can tell you about my SUPER short stint as a telemarketer. Right now I'm tired of telling the story.
I bet you'll be the best reading tutor around.
Stressed in Hawaii is bad bad news my dear. I am so glad you have a job. Go to the beach, breathe in and out several times (deeply), spit out the bug you just inhaled, and smile. Oh, and paint you toenails. I have discovered lately that I get an odd amount of joy out of painting my toenails. It is my new therapy.
#1. I'm glad to see and hear your updates again.
#2. I'm glad you are not starving, and impressed with your fruit resourcefulness.
#3. We miss you!
Hooray! {: I miss you two terribly.... No kidding! Then again, you deserve to be missed. You are amazing. :D Much love. Congrats on the job!
How cool that you live somewhere that you can forage! I want to come and forage with you! We miss you people. Why are we on opposite sides of the US? One fine day maybe we'll be neighbors again! Till then... (sigh)
Thanks for all the comments. We miss all of you too! It's too bad we're not super rich. If we were I'd fly all of you out here for a visit!
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