Taco Night Research Paper

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I've learned that a handful of chicken nuggets from the microwave doesn't count as a meal, that not everyone just drinks a glass of milk like I do, and that a real taco night isn't like any tacos I've ever had before. One of the biggest ways we bonded was over food. We took turns cooking in the kitchen. Each week I was trying new things that I had never heard of before. We always had vegetables.
When I first came home to find one of my roommates shoes lined neatly outside her door, I thought it was a little odd. But that is part of her culture, and she had special slippers for her room and a pair for the bathroom. But to her this was normal, she thought I was strange for never wearing slippers in the house.
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