i can't stop eating mangosteens. they're the most delicious fruit i've ever had and i missed them when i left china last summer. i have no idea why they're not everywhere. and why they're not in every beverage and/or smoothie. ryan tells me that smoothie king uses them in some of their smoothies... i guess that mediocre establishment just gone up a notch in my book from "sucks big time" to "meh". anyway, i've just learned that if you use a knife instead of your hands to eat them it gets rid of all the mess! perhaps the only downside to the fruit. i mean, you still come away with slightly purple hands, but it's well worth it. wondering how you eat it? think it just looks like a fungus-y plum? (that was my first impression.) well it's not at all what you think!
You just rip off the top part and split it open and there's this white orange-like mini-fruit inside! it's perhaps the most surprising fruit i've ever come across and i'm surprised i'd never heard of it before. in fact, i only just learned the name of it from anisha in shanghai. even then i thought it must be wrong... what a dumb name.
the other topic i'd like to address is how badly i want a scooter. after riding on ryan's back in charlottesville once, i was intrigued. after seeing them EVERYWHERE here in china.. i'm hooked. in fact, a small part of me was hoping my dead car in north carolina wouldnt be fixable so i could buy a scooter! here they're less than US$300... which isn't too shabby. i wonder what they cost in the states?
All I'm saying is if this woman can drive a scooter, so can I.
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