Coffee? Tea?

Definitely in Benin, neither coffee, nor any tea is popular. I don't know why. However, some persons like to drink Coffee (It is called Nescafe). they say that it makes them feel strong. I don't like coffee. I drink coffee but I'm not in love with it. For the record, my mother loves coffee and she can't eat anything if she doesn't drink her coffee first, at least once in the day. the only times i drink coffee is when i have a test and need to wake up earlier in the morning to get prepared. Now I do love tea (with milk and chocolate) because i enjoy milk. I heard about green tea here in America but I've never felt like taste it. Now we have traditional drinks in Benin. They are made with some specific plants and people drink it to prevent malaria. it is common and beninese people really like this "mixture". I don't because it tastes bitter. Really bitter. The first time i tried it, I almost thrown up on my sisters.

Please don't cry for me, I'm just complicated in terms of drinks. Too bad, I know.

I prefer American movies!!!!

In my country Benin, we dont have a huge movie industry but we have small movie industries. They made and producted just national films. I heard that one of them is about to spread in all Africa but it doesnt yet. Now, if we want to talk about movie preferences in Benin, it depends on people. Actually, children, teenagers and few adults prefer foreign films like american movies, brazilian movies or french movies. The majority of old people watch national movies which are for the most, comedy movies. Personally, i like romantic and adventurous movies, wherever they are from, since they are not french movies. I think french movies are stupid. I prefer American movies. I think they make sence. Whenever i watch an american movie, i live it. i feel totally in the movie. I like Desperate Housewives, 24hours chrono, Prison Break, Hereos. The one i loved and still love is Save The Last Dance. I cried whenever I watch this movie and i am never fed up with looking it. Maybe that is because the movie is about a love story and I enjoy love stories.

My favorite type of music is....

My favorite type of music is Slow. Actually i love hip-hop, Zouk (from antilles), Decale-coupe (from africa) and RNB too. it depends on my mood. Slow is the one i want to talk about, the one i choose because Slow really penetrate me. i mean, i'm really touched when i hear slow. my favorite arstist is R-kelly but the song that i'm in love with is 'We belong together', by Mariah Carey.the first time i heard it, i was at a party and i was really impressed. so i quickly go to youtube to look at the video clip and what make me happier was to see Wenthworth Miller in it. besides, the lyrics are great. I really enjoy this song until now. but usually, l listen to R.Kelly's slow or Joe's slow or whatever it is that sound good.

My favorite food

My favorite food is fried plantain. Plantain is a kind of banana but it is longer than banana. it is made in Benin ( my country) but plantain are more believed to come from Ghana or Ivory Coast. it reminds me the first time I went to ivory coast, the place where i discovered plantain. I like it because it tastes good. Actually, it is delicious. I taught how to prepare it by myself. It is pretty easy. The ingredients are: Plantain and oil. here is the preparation.
- peel the plantain,
- cut it in small pieces,
- heat the oil,
- add the cut plantain in it.
- wait about 7 minutes until the first side gets brown and then turn the plantain so that the other side can get brown too.
- the plantain is ready.
Usually, I eat it with fried chicken or steak.
Fried plantain can be eaten either at lunch or at dinner. but as it is not consistent, dinner is the best moment i think to eat it. for the record, plantain can be find in Carbondale at the international grocery.