Today's guest: Shain Shapiro of CIMA
Shain
So what about that photo up there eh? Would you eat that meal? That’s one way to get a-head in your diet!
A lot of people have been asking me about the food in Iceland (where I was last week) and whether or not I ate anything weird. Well I did come close to trying a piece of pickled shark, but when we popped open the little container full of white cubed shark meat, the smell was so rancid that I almost lost it. I did see a menu advertising Whale and Puffin, but I never tried that either.
Some folks have asked me about the Icelandic fashion and something I did notice about it (besides its similarity to ours amongst the young hip crowd, skinny jeans and so on) was that black was quite dominant in the color scheme. Black leather jackets, black jeans, black sweaters - a lot of that look. I actually found myself leaning towards solid colors myself after a few days, more than the plaid cowboy shirts I often wear.
Yes, it was fun to assimilate into a whole new world for a week and feel like we were part of that community. We drank Viking beer and started to know many of the local people in the community by name.
So that leads me to the poll question:
HOW MUCH DO YOU INTEGRATE WHEN YOU TRAVEL TO ANOTHER COUNTRY? Do you go local? What are some of the weirdest things you’ve eaten in a foreign country? Do you come home with a whole new fashion style after travelling?
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