I'm (not exactly loving, but definitely liking) it!

Let me preface what I am about to write by saying this: People do funny things when they are in a foreign country and have very limited options.

I ate at McDonalds and it was pretty good!

I am not a big McDonalds fan. In fact up until recently I used to call it McNasty, but things have changed. Last night Antonio and I decided to take a dinner trip to our local McDonalds. While Italy doesn't do a lot of fast food, just about every town has at least one McDonalds. The one in Trento is on the outskirts of the city, so you have to take a 15minute bus ride or be willing to commit to the 1.5-2 hour walk to get there from the city center. Well we get there and both order Big N' Tasty's... and boy oh boy were they.. that hamburger was soooo good. I feel slightly ashamed to admit that, not that I am against fast food every once in a while, but in the U.S. you have so many options that I don't even consider McDonalds. When you are in a foreign country and McDonalds is your only option for a decent hamburger, you go for it! I hadn't been craving a humburger, until Antonio mentioned it, then I realized it had been months since I had eaten one, so of course that was all I could think about all day..

As much as I don't like McDonalds, I have realized that it's not that I don't like McDonalds, it's that I don't like McDonalds in the U.S. The quality in Europe is a lot better, the meat is fresh and the food just tastes better, and it reminds me of home. It's really sad that McDonalds is one of the few things that really makes me feel like I'm back home, but it does... it's a nice break from reality, and while I have had my fill for now, I am sure that in a few months I'll have that craving again. I don't know if I crave the food or the atmosphere, but like the title says, I'm (not exactly loving, but definitely liking) it!