Like Water for Chocolate

view of magnificent buildings, dreamy SPAs and resorts, or just pure escaping from reality trips. So next time when someone says So next time someone says Belgium is boring, you can counter their argument with food, canals, beer, and delicious chocolate. One little tip that I want to suggest for potential visitors is that White truffles, dark pralines, ice creams, waffles, and puddings will tempt you from every window so It is not a good country to visit on a…

world, by helping the Old World to establish themselves as rulers of the New World. Firearm and diseases are the first ones to reach the New World and settle in. But like how, “Brandy helped to kick-start the transatlantic trade with sugar and slaves, but rum made it self-fueling and far more profitable” (Standage 111) distilled drinks like rum was what really reshape and help the people from the Old World to settle in the New World. Rum was a replacement of alcoholic drink that were trade for…

After dinner, it was still light out so we went out for a walk on the streets and to look around. We saw people biking, selling things for the beach, running, jogging, pretty much just being active. Then my friend saw a cute ice cream place and got chocolate ice cream, that night walking with my ice cream and my best friend, made me realize what a special bond we share, and I would not trade anything in the world for her. This trip made me change from being this shy, not talkative person to…

horse-meat. She said, “People lined up at night with little chairs and the women usually did their knitting then family members would take turns waiting in line.” Other issues caused by the war included a lack of coal to heat houses, or water if a bomb hit a water line, and power outages. She told me, “I remember doing homework by candlelight sometimes and it was just a horrible time.” Helga recalled that, school was completely canceled in the last year of the war, 1945. After the war any…

It's open year round and houses a “Water park” during the summer; however, it's only one water slide, so people only visit in the winter for the snow sports. In order to get to Ober you have to drive through downtown Gatlinburg and back up into the Smoky Mountains. As soon as you arrive head into the main building…

vacation. That was when my brother Louie asked,“Can we go to the beach?” My mom said, “Soon.” My brothers and I were so excited that we couldn’t wait! Once we had payed for the valet, we quickly ran on the beach to the place where we could see the water. I was four years old when this all happened. My brothers Louie and Daniel were five years old. My mom and dad came along with us too and brought all of our toys. But before the fun started, we had to get our bracelets in order to get…

The almost two-hour cycle ride to Lindenhoff farm has become a routine to which I seemed to have quickly grown accustom to and in fact, look forward to each week. I prepare for the day; pack a lunch, fill my thermos with water and jump on my trusty two wheeled companion ready for the day ahead. There is no distance, no windows, no doors or metal separating me from Mother Nature’s moods. The wind whips through me, testing my legs, cool breeze nipping at my hands and my lungs fill with crisp…

TRAVEL - The Lugano Walk: A Stroll through Time Woven in Tangled Cobblestone Paths (1) When it comes to suits-and-ties, the city of Lugano comes with an air of importance from the nation’s banking business. Like bees to honey, the lake city attracts high-profiles to take advantage of the secure and private banking system, as well as its other asset in the form of escapes between the maze of streets of the cobblestone-path city. While Zurich is a more popular sister of Lugano that thrives under…

Some parts of the history of the United States have been ignored. For instance in elementary and high school students learn that Christopher Columbus was a great explorer and heroe however the dark truth of this “heroe” is hidden. Many other countries like Korea burn their history and only want their citizen to know the important events and not the negative side of the country. Chapter 1…

me”(36). Another time that the telescreen played a significant role in the control of the people was when Winston was trying to look at the note from Julia. This was shown when the narrator said, “For a moment he was tempted to take it into one of the water closets and read it at once. But that would be shocking folly, as he well knew. There was no place where you could be more certain that the telescreens were watched continuously”(106). The telescreens were a suffocating of worry for the…