Monday, October 12, 2009

Grocery shopping

So today I (Andrea) decided to do some grocery shopping after school. No problem. Take the 33 bus. Get off and walk five minutes to the supermarket. Shop around looking at all the new fruit like tiny apples and persimmons, different vegetables, live fish and seafood in tanks, dried fish and seafood in bins and packages, a whole aisle full of ramen, and an international section where a tiny container of pb is about $6. Figure out where to get the vegetables and fruit weighed so they can put a price tag on it. And after a while, start to get a little discouraged when the workers tell you "may yo" meaning "don't have" when you ask about black pepper and different herbs and then say a whole bunch of other things you don't understand!

But regardless, somewhere in there I must have forgotten that I would be walking home because I bought a squash, an extra large container of oatmeal, bottles of vinegar and ketchup, frozen chicken breasts, vegetables, some fruit, along with the bottles of toilet bowl cleaner... Not smart! I felt like such a pack mule carrying it all home in my backpack and two bags on my shoulders!

I was later told that I need to take Eric with me. Yes, or just not buy so much at one time!

2 comments:

  1. Haha!
    Quite the experience. What is it with PB in other countries? That's what I hear from all of my friends that have ever spent time out of the US - they miss PB!
    Perhaps we will have to put together a care package soon!
    Miss you friend.

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