Peruvian food in the UK

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Romina Pinto

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<i>"Hello" in your host country's language:</i> Hello <i>Home Institution (your U.S. University/College):</i> University of South Carolina <i>Expected graduation year:</i> 2022 <i>Destination city & country:</i> Canterbury, United Kingdom <i>Program provider:</i> University of Kent <i>Major/minor:</i> Major: International Studies Minor: Linguistics <i>Demographics:</i> First-generation, non-traditional <i>Future career aspirations:</i> After graduation, I would like to pursue a master's degree abroad in Global Security and Borders or in Violence, Terrorism, and Security. My goal is to be a part of an international project or international nonprofit organization to help bring the best practices to law enforcement or assistance generally, to improve the lives of people. Especially vulnerable communities, where families face violence or other critical issues that threaten their safety and impede their development and progress. <i>Top 3 goals for your time abroad:</i> 1- Broaden my knowledge and gain the necessary expertise to strengthen my professional competencies regarding international cooperation and international security matters. 2- Increase my understanding regarding the UK's new role in Europe as the Brexit process takes place and how this affects the UK and neighboring countries. 3- Engage with a diverse community from whom I can draw more insight and different perspectives into the world, as well as establish lasting friendships and a network of contacts to further a cultural and professional collaboration.

I have been making progress with my essays, and I have finished the fourth one. I have already started working on the next one for the module on Foreign Policy Analysis and Management. The topic I have chosen for this essay is Chinese foreign policy in the South China Sea. I did quite a bit of reading last week about this subject, and yesterday I started to write. I hope I can have it done by the middle of this week. On Thursday after class, I went to London because I wanted to try a Peruvian restaurant located in the Covent Garden area. A friend had told me about it a while back, and I thought it would be nice to try some Peruvian food in the UK. I was also interested in this restaurant because it belongs to a well-known Peruvian chef. I ordered ceviche, one of my favorite dishes! I was not disappointed; the food was good and the atmosphere too! It was very busy as well. It is nice to see that Peruvian food is popular in other parts of the world. I like to try different restaurants and food from other countries. I also find that food can take a person back to different moments in life to relive lovely memories. Over the weekend, I went to Canterbury to buy small Christmas gifts for friends in the neighborhood. They have been so wonderful from the moment I arrived that I wanted to get them a little something to show them my appreciation before I leave. I can believe time has gone by so fast! And soon, I will travel back to South Carolina. In the meantime, I am making the most of my last weeks of school. Today is the beginning of another week, and I am going to campus because we have a film to watch for the module on Terrorism and Political Violence. The film will be screened at the Gulbenkian Arts Centre.