The biggest landmark close to my school is the supermarket Hit-complex. I met an expat friend P. there after work today. I debated not telling anyone this.

I mean, who meets friends at grocery store? Apparently, I do.

I am not sure if it makes it better or worse but we actually met-up at Jysk a home-wear shop which is part Ikea and part Bed, Bath and Beyond.  P. needed new pillows. I was looking for a new duvet cover and a basket to store towels in.

I've been really lucky not to need to buy much for my fully-furnished apartment but I've been regularly battling my towels so a basket was a prefect solution. The duvet cover? Well, that was mostly me looking for something new and more: Carolyn. I found it. It was on sale. And P. confirmed that I had to buy it.

Anyhow it was great fun to meet up with P. to do a little shopping. After Jysk we ate dinner in the food court.

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I had a stuffed tomato and a stuffed zucchini and I washed it down with a lemon Fanta. Then we hit up Hit.

Yes, I just made that pun.

I ended up with a bottle of Bulgarian wine, some random Asian food items--noodles and coconut milk, two containers of fancy yogurt (I am such a sucker for packaging) and musli. I feel like every time I get home from Hit, I never actually have a meal in my bag just a bunch of interesting things. I don't what it is about the store that makes me totally incapable of planning a meal while I am wandering up and down the aisles.

At some point though, P. spotted these:

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Yeah, they are hot dogs in a jar. The name of the brand is Trueman's not Truman after our 33rd president. Nope, it's Trueman's. These are hot dogs in a jar with an American flag label to be more specific. But don't be fooled. The label actually reads: American Style. What does that mean?

I pretty clearly would have never seen these on my own. The canned and tinned meat really isn't my thing.

But you'd never know by looking at this picture:

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The moral of this story? When a friend calls and tells you they are going  going to be in your neighborhood, say yes.  Even if it means meeting them at a grocery store.