Tellus: (tel’us), n. 1. [Latin] earth, soil, and the land; a country; the world. 2. a collection of Willamette University student’s insights, stories, photos and thoughts from their experiences studying abroad.
Category: foodBy rahayash on Aug 30, 2012 in culture, food, Spain | Comments Off on La Semana de Pintxos en la Cocina Vasca
Before coming to Spain, I had started to have an interest in food. My father had always been very talented at cooking and despite the fact that he was born in Japan, had always had a special love for Italian food. I went to Spain without any idea of what Spanish food would be like, […]
By msunada on Feb 22, 2010 in food | Comments Off on They Call it: Tomate de Arbol
They Call it: Tomate de Arbol Emily Schmierer: Ecuador, Fall 2009 The first lunch with my host family was about as awkward as you could imagine. There was miscommunication, lack of understanding of accents, (or lack of accent on my part), my slow listening with their fast speaking, and weird pauses in conversation, all of […]
By msunada on Sep 24, 2009 in China, food, music, picture | Comments Off on The Teahouse
In the middle of Old Town Shanghai, there is a garden called Yuyuan and on the small lake lies a teahouse only accessible by a bridge of “nine-turnings.” As I walked up the stairs into the tea-rooms, I felt as though I was entering a completely different world. This was not the China I had […]
By msunada on Sep 2, 2009 in China, food, picture | Comments Off on Hong Kong dim sum
Hong Kong is the birthplace of dim sum. For the five months I was there, I was lucky enough to go out for it at least once every two weeks. It was available everywhere- from the five-star hotels downtown to random street vendors. Yet the best dim sum I’ve had to date was for a […]