The Sour Scent of Love
Biologists claim that smells create the best memories. If this statement is true, then I will never be able to forget our latest adventure. I can honestly say that I didn’t really pay to much attention to the halloumi making process. I couldn’t endure the sour milk smell. I can also say that I will never look at cheese or milk the same way again. So what did I learn? While...
Read MoreMedia Ethics are Universal
Our Journalism group had a unique opportunity to visit a local TV/Media station here in Nicosia this week, ANT1. Unlike in America, there is no FCC equivalent which mandates that TV and other forms of media operate independently of each other. At ANT1, they simultaneously deliver radio and television broadcasts, along with other print forms of content, and have a very limited number of...
Read MoreHalloumi and the Cave Church
Yesterday we went to visit a lady who makes halloumi (Cypriot cheese) in her home. The first thing we saw lining the driveway was a huge spread of little cakes that kind of looked like sugar cookies drying in the sun. I am glad I didn’t try one of these cookies because it turned out that they were actually sour milk wafers. She dries them out to be added to water later to make soup. We...
Read MoreSmiles from the wedding photos.
You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them. ~Desmond Tutu Thursday I was talent. Or untalent, as I choose to say it. The other group made their selections on who was going to be on camera when we visited the cheesemaker, Elpida. Aaron and I were the lucky ones. (I hope, for their sakes, there was some usable footage.) While the process is interesting,...
Read MoreVisiting a Mosque
This isn’t really a blog, it’s just a video tour of the Mosque we visited. I’d never been in a Mosque and I didn’t know quite what to expect. In all honesty, I don’t even know that much about Muslims or the Islamic religion. So the whole experience was very interesting to me. I only hope that I didn’t (and don’t) offend anyone by taking...
Read MoreThe Evolution of a Meze
Saturday evening, Dr. Legg asked me and a few other students if we’d be interested in eating dinner at a local restaurant he discovered in Limassol (Lemesos). He said that, after looking at their menu, they had a wide selection of dishes that were reasonably priced from 6 – 12 euros. For a dinner entree, that’s a pretty great price, especially when it is local Cypriot...
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