After almost a month of getting back into the swing of Portland life I finally made it down to Portland Creative Science School to meet with Eric Scheuering and his classroom of 6th, 7th and 8th graders. It was a long and cold bus ride that brought me over from my new home in the Northeast but it was worth it to spend a bit of the afternoon with such agreeable company.
I want to start by thanking the entire class for letting me come and speak with you because I had a great time sharing my photos and experiences with you in the class!
After the presentation we had a lovely Q&A session with some very intelligent questions. You were all very fun and astute and I really appreciate all the questions you asked. I was especially impressed with questions and comments about the American stereotypes and currency exchange. Also, I love the fact you just read Omnivores Dilemma because it’s one of my favorite books. (I love the part where he forages for mushrooms.) I think it’s amazing you all know so much about food at your age and had no doubts about the corn content of our snack.
I hope you all enjoyed the dulce de leche treat as well. Like I said in class, I think I’ve had enough of it for the rest of my life but it was a pleasure to see you all enjoy it so much. (Don’t let my pessimism over sweets for breakfast stop you from trying your hand at introducing it at home.)
I just looked back at three months of blog posts and comments and I’m overwhelmed with appreciation for your part in this project. I really enjoyed our interactions through the blog and hope you all enjoyed reading and seeing Argentina through my eyes.
Ciao!!!!!!!