Nina – Downtown (Final Meal & Reflections)

The final meal was just as great as the opening meal, and I liked the potluck concept. Som had a test at a hospital and unfortunately wasn’t able to join. Luckily my brother Tim, who also shared a few meals with me during the project, […]

Nina – Downtown (Day 30)

Unfortunately my dinner plans with a friend got moved to next week and Som is in Athens, so I ended up eating all meals by myself today. I had oatmeal twice today: one topped with berries and cereal for breakfast and another one with grapes, […]

Nina – Downtown (Day 28)

It was another busy day at work and luckily I had some left-overs to eat for lunch. I used one of my ceramic bowls but ate at my desk by myself while working. Brandi invited me over for dinner, and she cooked a delicious dish! […]

Nina – Downtown (Day 27)

Som cooks eggs for breakfast most mornings, even if we get up early for work. He’s also been hooked on Havarti cheese since we had it at my parents house a few weeks ago. I had to get up early this morning, as we had […]

Nina – Downtown (Day 26)

Som picked up Wendy’s while he was studying today, so I blended us berry smoothies to make sure his brain has enough vitamins to take in all the information 🙂 I eat Larabars quite frequently, especially during the workweek. My favorite flavors, as you can […]

Nina – Downtown (Day 25)

One food combinations I still haven’t gotten used to after living in the US for 10 years is peanut butter and jelly. I like peanut butter, and I like jelly, but in my mind they don’t compliment each other. When I first moved to Ohio […]

Nina – Downtown (Day 24)

My mother and I ate dinner at her favorite Cincinnati restaurant: the Korea House. Because we both eat Bibimbap every time we go there, we did not take the plates, because the dish requires a hot stone bowl for the egg to fry when it […]

Nina – Downtown (Day 23)

I truly enjoyed the day with my mother – We went shopping (though we didn’t end up buying anything), took a long walk with my mom’s dog, shared all meals together and ended the night with a movie. Unlike the men in my family, my […]

Nina – downtown (Day 22)

I told my mother not to cook anything for dinner, as I didn’t know how late I would arrive after work. She surprised me with sushi and some of my favorite snacks anyway. We both abstain from meat on Fridays during lent, so sushi was […]

Nina – Downtown (Day 21)

Jeni and I finally made it a plan to share dinner. I really enjoyed to have her over and talk about our weeks, favorite local restaurants, and our plans for this summer. I had made pad thai a few weeks ago for Som and I, […]

Nina – Downtown (Day 20)

One of my favorite aspects of being back in Ohio has been the chance to reconnect with some of my college friends. Hilary and I are both Scripps grads and met through the Ohio University Ad club. We both left Ohio after graduating and moved […]

Nina – Downtown (Day 20)

When I first moved to the U.S. over 10 years ago, I tried everything that was new to me – peanut butter chocolates, cookie dough ice cream, Twizzlers, Skyline Chili, bagels, flavored oatmeal and many restaurant chains. Pop-Tarts was also something new, and I only liked […]