Life Training
“You have to fall in love with the process of training to become a better player.” -Blake Griffin After eating one snail, purchasing only three converters, dancing on fifth century ruins, jumping off a 35-foot cliff, hundreds of pictures and countless memories, I will finally be leaving Cyprus in just a few short days. If you’re wondering why quote Blake Griffin, I’ll get to that, keep...
Read MoreThe mushy post.
The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. ~St. Augustine Last week, I experienced my third graduation. The first was high school, second was college, and third was graduating from the GLS program. Granted, there was much less pomp and circumstance in this one than in the last one. But we still got a nifty certificate. This will be my last blog entry from Cyprus. Today is...
Read MoreSnooping in on the Butcher
Cyprus has been home to a lot of my firsts. This would include my first trip to visit a butcher. If you know me well enough I’m not a meat eater. I hate hamburgers, but I learned that butcher and I had more in common then I thought. I try to forget that the first thing I saw when we arrived was a man pulling a whole lamb from the meat locker. I was also trying to avoid noticing the...
Read MoreLuxuries vs. Experiences
As the final days are dwindling down to the time we have to leave this beautiful island, I can’t help but be overwhelmed with sadness. I have fallen in love with this country and the people. I’m so glad I was able to experience a culture that we don’t really learn about in the United States. I can now educate people on the country and the history because I saw it and experienced it. The...
Read MoreEat, Drink and Be Merry
The Tennessee’s main focus for our trip to Cyprus was to document the meze and the production of the meal. The meze is a traditional Mediterranean cuisine consisting of multiple cultural dishes. Our focus was on the traditional meat meze but we also had different concentrations on the halloumi cheese, Cypriot bread and baklava dessert. We have met extraordinary people who make these traditional...
Read MoreSnails and liver and beets, oh my!
Last week, the group went to our final filming to eat a full Cypriot meze. I knew what to expect going in, since we’ve been learning about the meze for the past 5 weeks. Dr. Legg had also warned us that at this particular tavern they serve liver and snails with their multi-course meal. I love food and believe in trying everything at least once, and since I’ve had escargot before and enjoyed...
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