Dienstag, 19. März 2013

Food Question


What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘food’?I think that's a tough questions without one simple answer, but that's exactly the reason why I chose it  - I like writing about such wide-ranging topics.  ;)

To be honest, the first thing I was thinking about when I read this question was what I've been eating today and what I could possibly eat for dinner. The next thing was that I'm really thankful that something every human being needs for life is something that can be so satisfying and delicious. Imagine we wouldn't need energy from food to survive, and it would be enough to charge our batteries with electricity or something like that. Must be horrible and boring!


Enjoying food is something that connects everyone. Family dinners, business lunchs or the big buffets and meals at weddings bring people together. Just picture how antisocial you would be if you would not have to eat anything.

One last thing: Over the last few years I realised something about food: Healthy for somebody does not mean healthy for everybody. I started my journey of figuring out the right food for me some years ago, just to find out that there are so many different opinions about what's healthy, what you should avoid and what you should eat at what daytime and so on. Right now, I don't care much about that. I learned a lot form all these articles and videos, but it think everybody can more or less distinguish between healthy and unhealthy foods. Some need fruits to get the right vitamines, some do not tolerate them at all and can get really uncomfortable. Like so much in life healthy food is subjective and shouldn't get too generalised. But please don't get me wrong - I don't think that eating only fast and stodgy food is healthy for anybody. Eating varied food is something very important!

Above all - listen to your body. I think that's something many people forget - in the end you are responsible for what you've been eating your whole live, and only you have to live with the result. ;)


I'm hungry now.
Good Bye, Butterfly.
Sonja

Montag, 18. März 2013

About the author

Hey everybody! My first post entry (not exactly the first one but my blog had to move..) should be a short introduction about myself. I don't want to do it the common way, so I will introduce myself differently. There is something for you to do as well - more than reading! ;)
I will give you ten "facts" about myself, but three of them are just completely made up. Feel free to guess the false ones!


1. Something like my great-great-great-great-grandparents lived in Italy. A good friend of mine has relatives in Italy too, so we always joke about being related to each other.

2. I was born in South Africa, but my family moved to Austria when I was three years old.

3. My second language is sign language.

4. I'm from the Mühlviertel in Upper Austria.

 5. I hate getting notebooks or pens as presents. I don't know why but I always get stuff like that.

6. I have NO sense of direction. A few weeks ago I got a Smartphone, but my first months in Graz I depended completely on a map I always had with me.

7. I avoid arguments - it's not easy to quarrel with me.

8. I hate humor and laughing. Most of the time I'm crying.

9. My favorite book is the bible.

 10. I'm already an educated graphic designer and I run a company with my best friend, who I share a room with since last Semester.


If I didn't know myself, it would be hard for me to guess the three lies about myself. If you think you know them, leave a comment!



See you later, Alligator.
Sonja