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indigo_rose99But it is.
First of all, yes, I have a slightly strange diet. However, I have been eating low carb for about 8 years. Let's just assume that deciding to eat nonregular food while in a strange country trying to work regular hours is a Bad Idea. At best, I would have mild nausea. At worst... it would be unpleasant.
In general, I have found that many first-world countries (ex: Ireland, Scotland, England, Australia, Denmark...) are easier to eat in than the US. Less high fructose corn syrup in everything.
In this particular case, however, the hotel is very US-like. Horrendously expensive, but with no frig in the room and breakfast (including room service -- I checked) starts 15 min after I should be leaving the hotel for work. I checked the work cafeteria -- many sweet bread products were for sale. Those will make me feel worse than hunger does.
In the US, I would just go to a regular grocery store and buy food for the week. I haven't managed to do that. Hopefully I can put a "yet" on the end of that sentence, or I am going to be uncomfortable this week.
I packed five food bars and a bag of chocolate-covered expresso beans, thinking this would more than cover me for food emergencies during the week Now I'm down to three food bars and the beans. For a five day class, I haven't made it to lunch on the first day.
Post lunch note: The only thing to eat for lunch in the cafeteria was possibly the Most Tasteless Salad in All Creation. I bought an orange juice to up my blood sugar, and actually stole an apple from a student. Considering before the salad I was reaching the dizzy-from-hunger stage ... *sigh* I guess I shouldn't worry. Next would come the headache stage, and then the headache-and-nausea stage... I probably would not reach the actually passing-out stage until after leaving work.
First of all, yes, I have a slightly strange diet. However, I have been eating low carb for about 8 years. Let's just assume that deciding to eat nonregular food while in a strange country trying to work regular hours is a Bad Idea. At best, I would have mild nausea. At worst... it would be unpleasant.
In general, I have found that many first-world countries (ex: Ireland, Scotland, England, Australia, Denmark...) are easier to eat in than the US. Less high fructose corn syrup in everything.
In this particular case, however, the hotel is very US-like. Horrendously expensive, but with no frig in the room and breakfast (including room service -- I checked) starts 15 min after I should be leaving the hotel for work. I checked the work cafeteria -- many sweet bread products were for sale. Those will make me feel worse than hunger does.
In the US, I would just go to a regular grocery store and buy food for the week. I haven't managed to do that. Hopefully I can put a "yet" on the end of that sentence, or I am going to be uncomfortable this week.
I packed five food bars and a bag of chocolate-covered expresso beans, thinking this would more than cover me for food emergencies during the week Now I'm down to three food bars and the beans. For a five day class, I haven't made it to lunch on the first day.
Post lunch note: The only thing to eat for lunch in the cafeteria was possibly the Most Tasteless Salad in All Creation. I bought an orange juice to up my blood sugar, and actually stole an apple from a student. Considering before the salad I was reaching the dizzy-from-hunger stage ... *sigh* I guess I shouldn't worry. Next would come the headache stage, and then the headache-and-nausea stage... I probably would not reach the actually passing-out stage until after leaving work.
