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Food, Wonderous Food!
Monday. 12.6.10 7:13 am
So, there is this song that they use as the transition between all of the skits at my pre-school hagwon here in Korea. It's actually a song from the musical version of Oliver Twist. "Food, Glorious Food!" it plays and, in grim sympathy as the dreaded lunch hour comes closer and closer, my stomach grumbles.

Now, skip to a few weeks later, yesterday actually, and the fourth doctor is asking me the same questions that I don't really know the answers to. "So, do you feel like you are having more stress, lately?" "Well, no," I say, immediately wondering if that's true. Sure, I'm am having a lot of stress, but it strikes me that everyone I know isn't suddenly falling ill every other week or so and they, as it so happens, are experiencing exactly the same amount of stress as I am. Also, the increased level of stress is not something that has changed in the past six months. You would think one would develop some kind of stress muscles to fight against it. Particularly since I thought I was getting better at pushing all those distressing thoughts from my mind.

"Is food any less delicious?" he asks. "Well... no," I say. "So, no loss of appetite," he says, finally remembering the terms. No, no loss of appetite. I still want food, but all my options seem to be glaring at me with evil eyes saying, "Do you dare? You could eat me, but don't you remember what I did to you last time?" It's like wandering through a valley or weeds looking for a salad. One decent salad! What happened to beef and broccoli? Sweet and sour chicken? Lemon Chicken? Even freaking Happy Family? Or Pad Thai? Or California Rolls? Oh, Korea, that's what. You can like all Asian you want: it's not Korean. Pork, live octopus (dare I say dog?) but no blasted pad thai! Oh, and when did every pizza place start looking like Fazolvi's? So, maybe I got that one wrong, too. Yes, things are looking less delicious! They keep giving me the runs!

The doctor shakes his head, "Well, your blood tests and urine samples came back normal. My guess is that you are just having a hard time adjusting to the food."

I couldn't help but hide my frustration, imagining all the things I used to make when I had pots, pans, microwaves and ovens. The things I made with a specialty grocery store around the corner. Jambalaya, baklava, pad thai, egg drop soup, lemon chicken, BBQ Chicken Pizza, spiced apple chicken, guacamole, avacado salad with mint dressing, fried goat cheese pucks and salad.

"Food glorious, food" my brain sings softly, teasingly, "Magical food! Marvelous food! Heavenly food! Beautiful food! Glorious food..."

Back to rice. Back to apples. Back to peanut butter. No food for me.
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