Travel has certainly changed my relationships with food and wine—though not as extreme as your espresso ;) After visiting Italy for the first time in my early twenties I left with so much knowledge and renewed passion for pasta, the correct way.
Travel (and living in Costa Rica for 5 years) has also changed my perspective on our planet. I saw first hand the destruction of marine life from bad fishing practices and general pollution. (Since I'm originally from Chicago, that was never before a thing I noticed. Yes, seen pollution in Lake Michigan but not on the ocean). Costa Rica is also poised to be single-use plastic free by 2030, so now that I'm back in the US, I've changed my habits from what I learned there. No more plastic water bottles, reusable tote bags are my friend, and there are so many other ways to make small changes that I wouldn't have realized if I hadn't seen another country be so progressive on how they treat our planet.
lol yeah I may have a problem. I’ve even been known to pack my espresso machine on road trips when visiting family members who only have Folgers or Maxwell House…which may certainly be rude but hey I’m an unabashed coffee snob!
Oh that’s a great example too! I’ve been impressed by how clean some of the other countries are that I’ve travelled to. Really inspiring and hopefully something more of us continue to adopt. Thanks for sharing Marlo! Cheers! 😊
Travel has certainly changed my relationships with food and wine—though not as extreme as your espresso ;) After visiting Italy for the first time in my early twenties I left with so much knowledge and renewed passion for pasta, the correct way.
Haha I love it! Oh I had no idea what real pasta was until Italy. Thanks for reading and chiming in Richard. Salute!
5 espressos?! Now you ARE Italian!
Travel (and living in Costa Rica for 5 years) has also changed my perspective on our planet. I saw first hand the destruction of marine life from bad fishing practices and general pollution. (Since I'm originally from Chicago, that was never before a thing I noticed. Yes, seen pollution in Lake Michigan but not on the ocean). Costa Rica is also poised to be single-use plastic free by 2030, so now that I'm back in the US, I've changed my habits from what I learned there. No more plastic water bottles, reusable tote bags are my friend, and there are so many other ways to make small changes that I wouldn't have realized if I hadn't seen another country be so progressive on how they treat our planet.
lol yeah I may have a problem. I’ve even been known to pack my espresso machine on road trips when visiting family members who only have Folgers or Maxwell House…which may certainly be rude but hey I’m an unabashed coffee snob!
Oh that’s a great example too! I’ve been impressed by how clean some of the other countries are that I’ve travelled to. Really inspiring and hopefully something more of us continue to adopt. Thanks for sharing Marlo! Cheers! 😊
Well if they only have Folgers or Maxwell House, it’s understandable! I’m a Costa Rican coffee only snob! I get it! 😂