When my MoM asks me: what do you want to eat that you can't get in Bulgaria? The only thing I can ever think of is this: Mexican food.

It's true, Sofia does have some Mexican food (Hi there, <a href="http://www.karolinkabulgaria.com/2010/12/05/sofias-taqueria/" target="_blank">Taqueria</a>) but they don't have the spicy, slightly greasy Mexican food that I dream of topped off with generous amounts of sour cream, guacamole and slightly runny refried beans.

Anyhow, I have been in Walla Walla for five days now and the closest I've gotten to Mexican food was a bowl of tortilla chips and hot salsa. Instead, I've been eating my way through the best of summer-time America.

I've had hamburgers, grilled sausage, corn on the cob, snap peas, asparagus, homemade potato salad, spinach salad, Walla Walla sweet onion casserole, coleslaw, dill pickles, fresh strawberries on everything, bowls of cherries and even a few apricots. It's been a delicious visit.

What haven't I had? Peanut butter. It holds no appeal. What's surprised me? A can of root beer. My MoM has tucked away on the bottom shelf of the pantry coke, diet coke and root beer. One afternoon I was looking for something refreshing and carbonated to drink . I glanced over the two different cokes and zoomed right in on the root beer. It's not something I would ever say that I missed while in Bulgaria but as soon as I saw it I thought: I <em>must</em> drink you.

And you know what? I wasn't disappointed. It was refreshing <em>and</em> tasty.