IDFCO Breakfast Retreat

Over the weekend Quynh and I had a breakfast date because we love breakfast! This special occasion was also to celebrate Breakfast of the Americas! Meaning... we used ingredients from the Americas... and talked about the Americas while eating them!

Our breakfast featured:

Ma Coffee: Direct trade from Guatemala. From the wonderful Intelligentsia. Definitely strong enough for you to pause and use the silence to contemplate history.

Guerrilla Bananas: Fair trade from Ecuador (we purchased from The Wedge).

New World Sweet Potato Hashbrowns: AMAZING!

Enlightened Cheesy Hashbrowns: Regular (locally farmed) potato hashbrowns with (locally farmed) onions, red peppers, and chipotle cheddar cheese!

& here is Quynh enjoying our breakfast while thinking about the history behind such a meal.

Textbooks I wouldn't Mind Spending My Money On

College Students reading children's books. best idea everz!!! I am currently taking Lee Gala's Children's Literature course on Wednesday mornings. I don't think I enjoyed children's books this much as a child. I get to read books and then share them with my classmates. In turn I get to listen to my classmates talk about their books. My favorite part of the class is when my professor reads the books to us. STORYTIME!!! In addition I am picking up a lot of helpful tips on how to select books for the classroom.

Here are some of the amazing books I've read in class. Both children and adults will absolutely love these books. I suppose the teenagers will love them too, but wont admit that to their friends.

the red book by Barbara Lehman