Jennifer Kumar is a Cultural Adjustment Coach and Mentor and also writes a blog on her experiences as an expat and coach. I loved an entry of hers from 2007 which relates to a similar one I wrote last week. So here is some extra perspective on olfactory memory and its impact on our lives….. [...]
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That smell reminds me of…take 2
Posted in Food glorious Food on April 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
When food is a luxury
Posted in Food glorious Food on April 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
All this talk about food has made realize just how lucky we are compared to so many in this world. In almost every developed or developing country I have been to, you can find someone, somewhere begging for food. Each location offers opportunities to feed their hungry citizens and it is something we need to [...]
That smell reminds me of…
Posted in Food glorious Food on April 17, 2010 | 2 Comments »
According to research we make most of our olfactory memories when we are children. So every time you smell something familiar chances are it will bring back a childhood memory. Add food into the mix and as expats, we have an interesting and palatable story to tell. I have an amazing memory of roasting chestnuts [...]
Taking food risks – do I or don’t I?
Posted in Food glorious Food on April 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Have you noticed that almost everyone these days has allergies, intolerances, sensitivities, reactions, corn syrup addictions (oh wait – that’s everyone…) and/or total aversions to a variety of foods? No-one I went to school with had any of these – or did they? No matter where we live, we have to be careful about what [...]
What makes you really sick
Posted in Food glorious Food on April 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
OK so there is a down-side to eating in your new location. We all have stories to tell or have heard stories about people throwing up for days on end, allergies to new foods, accidentally ingesting shower water only to (seemingly) instantly reproduce it elsewhere. There are some precautions you can take but at the [...]
How food connects us
Posted in Food glorious Food on April 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When we remember family celebrations – birthdays, anniversaries, Ramadan, Christmas, Passover – we immediately recall the smells, feelings and sensations we had at that time. At the centre of these celebrations we break bread together to cement the connection. Sharing a meal with people we love brings us closer to where we came from, who [...]
Food and culture
Posted in Food glorious Food on April 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It doesn’t matter where we live, we have to buy, clean,peel, cook, fry, bake, mix and eat food in it’s millions of shapes and forms. The shapes and forms we choose that help to create our own family’s food culture ebb and flow like the seasons. When we first move to a new location, our [...]
Food glorious food…
Posted in Food glorious Food on April 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Hot cabbage and mustard… or similar. How does that song go? After a pretty serious topic last week I thought that perhaps ‘Food’ – something close to my own and I am sure your heart – would be fun to explore from the expat perspective this week. Surely one of the best perks of being [...]
