I decided to invite all the volunteers to sit down with the homeless, have a meal, talk to them, chit chat, have an experience. Sit down and talk to a person. Feel what they feel. I think the problem with homelessness isn’t the lack of food only. They can usually find something to eat. I think the problem is that a lot of them are forgotten. A lot of them aren’t considered humans anymore. We don’t look at them as humans. Read more
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Dave Song on Starting Up a Food Truck & Living Your Dream
“Food was what gathered people. It was the emphasis on everything. It played the biggest part in my life in general, not just with my food truck. “My fondest memories are around food. Whenever I smell these smells, I think of family.Read more
Khalid Gaddur on Morocco, Coffee & Connections
“They have so many different cultures in Morocco from north to south, and all those cultures value family. Family relations are very tight. Everything goes around food.”Read more
The Making of a Travel, Food and Culture Blog
“In morocco, everyone says “Salam Alaikum” (peace be with you). They try to greet you, but in Holland, it’s not like that even though everyone is dying to speak. No one says hello anymore. Look what can come out of a simple hello. Everyone should be talking to each other.”Read more
The Life of an IKEA Backpacker
It takes a certain spirit to go on this journey, leaving home, work, friends and family behind for the sake of growth, and we all share it. Read more
The Art of Breaking Bread 