Eating on the Economy

On Friday night I headed out to test the near campus food options. As I passed the mosque I remembered to document the seminar on "Hajj Best Practices." Given the enormous logistics and the problems with stampedes it is probably a good idea.

The most convenient campus exit has at least three "dining" options an ice cream shop, a fruit stand, several "mini-marts," and KFC. (The KFC will remain as a default option, but it is a poor choice for starting to expand one's eating horizons. ) The "waiter" gractiously posed in front of the stalls where I had fresh orange to drink and chicken rice. (Saturday morning I sat next to a woman eating chicken, rice, and something green. I assume that the something green was a vegetable - I asked what she was eating but she was more focused letting me know about the rice and meat)

Friday I went to the Foreign Languages Department to explore options for improving my conversational Malay. The staff at the Guest House are delighted that I am planning to improve upon my random use of words. I got a terrific welcome from the Foreign Languages I go back on Tuesday to meet other department's administration and come up with a plan. I am sure that if I take a class I will meet some students who can give me information on laundry facilities, bus routes,, and other challenges that are not part of the life of professional university staff.