I find the same thing living in Mexico, but with some of the "comfort" foods I like. Come around November, I would kill for a slice of pecan pie🙂. But, as you point out, finding new things to like is much more enjoyable than having unfettered access to the old.
Yes yes yes! There’s food I miss here so I get it. Specifically Ethiopian. But back in the US I would miss Francesinhas so it’s a trade off for sure!! It expands our palates!! 😍
That was the source of me learning how to make foods I missed. Fried chicken, biscuits & gravy… I ended up with foods without fake ingredients this way, too.
And often discovered easier ways by blending the methods of Switzerland with the tastes I missed. A pumpkin Wähe is easier than pumpkin pie, and putting nuts or fruit or pumpkin with spices in a square of dough and folding it over into pocket pies is even easier than either of the first two.
Ah great ideas. I did learn how to make Pho! Good point about the ingredients, some things are healthier in Europe, for the most part, because of regulations.
Once you learn to live with what's there, things are much easier. BUT I will say, you can sometimes save some money if you pack for your move abroad accordingly. Before moving, it's helpful to know what you'll want that's really expensive in your new home. For Ecuador, that was electronics, so I was sure to have a new computer when I moved there. For Moldova, it was sheets and towels--yes, of course they have sheets and towels there; but the quality I wanted was way cheaper in the US, so I moved there with them. For Mexico, well, it's just my Chaco sandals! I was sure to get a new pair in the US. It all really comes down to luxuries, though, right?
That's really helpful advice!!! Thank you so much!!! Electronics are more in Portugal too and it took me about a year before I could find sheets and towels that weren't basically sandpaper, but they are affordable here. Did you look in FB groups to find out your information or from friends who had moved there?
I looked in Facebook groups, though the best luck with that was for Ecuador. There's a big, active Facebook presence there. For Moldova, Facebook wasn't any help because it's not too active and there aren't a lot of expats there. So, I asked people I met through the school. For Mexico, I visited twice before moving and I checked things out then.
Ahhh brilliant! And after your first move, you knew to ask, that's paramount!! I learned the hard way with most things here but I have some good stories now, hahaha!
Oh yes the supplements … I actually ended up dropping a few of them, as I no longer needed them per blood tests. Blood test past GPs couldn’t be arsed to do apparently. I’ve not been able to find local alternatives for everything yet.
Hopefully it’s all working out without them? I found all my “musts” like vitamin C, magnesium, etc. here but recently discovered the hard way they contained saccharine! I was getting terrible headaches and that was why!
I find the same thing living in Mexico, but with some of the "comfort" foods I like. Come around November, I would kill for a slice of pecan pie🙂. But, as you point out, finding new things to like is much more enjoyable than having unfettered access to the old.
Yes yes yes! There’s food I miss here so I get it. Specifically Ethiopian. But back in the US I would miss Francesinhas so it’s a trade off for sure!! It expands our palates!! 😍
That was the source of me learning how to make foods I missed. Fried chicken, biscuits & gravy… I ended up with foods without fake ingredients this way, too.
And often discovered easier ways by blending the methods of Switzerland with the tastes I missed. A pumpkin Wähe is easier than pumpkin pie, and putting nuts or fruit or pumpkin with spices in a square of dough and folding it over into pocket pies is even easier than either of the first two.
Ah great ideas. I did learn how to make Pho! Good point about the ingredients, some things are healthier in Europe, for the most part, because of regulations.
Once you learn to live with what's there, things are much easier. BUT I will say, you can sometimes save some money if you pack for your move abroad accordingly. Before moving, it's helpful to know what you'll want that's really expensive in your new home. For Ecuador, that was electronics, so I was sure to have a new computer when I moved there. For Moldova, it was sheets and towels--yes, of course they have sheets and towels there; but the quality I wanted was way cheaper in the US, so I moved there with them. For Mexico, well, it's just my Chaco sandals! I was sure to get a new pair in the US. It all really comes down to luxuries, though, right?
That's really helpful advice!!! Thank you so much!!! Electronics are more in Portugal too and it took me about a year before I could find sheets and towels that weren't basically sandpaper, but they are affordable here. Did you look in FB groups to find out your information or from friends who had moved there?
I looked in Facebook groups, though the best luck with that was for Ecuador. There's a big, active Facebook presence there. For Moldova, Facebook wasn't any help because it's not too active and there aren't a lot of expats there. So, I asked people I met through the school. For Mexico, I visited twice before moving and I checked things out then.
Ahhh brilliant! And after your first move, you knew to ask, that's paramount!! I learned the hard way with most things here but I have some good stories now, hahaha!
Good stories make it all worth it!
Oh yes the supplements … I actually ended up dropping a few of them, as I no longer needed them per blood tests. Blood test past GPs couldn’t be arsed to do apparently. I’ve not been able to find local alternatives for everything yet.
Hopefully it’s all working out without them? I found all my “musts” like vitamin C, magnesium, etc. here but recently discovered the hard way they contained saccharine! I was getting terrible headaches and that was why!