I've been watching the CNN series,"
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown." via Netflix. See the senior software engineering guy and I don't 'do' TV per se. We have an extensive dvd and vhs [remember those?] collection and have no problem with re-watching favorites. However, one of the boxes under the tree this past Christmas had my name on it and inside was an Apple TV device thingymabob. And on it was an app for Netflix and I thought, 'Hmmmmm, maybe I can see some shows I don't have on dvd.' And yes, I've been having fun doing just that. One of those shows is
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. Wow.
Basically what the show is about is this: Mr. Bourdain is a noted chef, author and food expert. In this series he travels the world and puts a toe in the cultural waters...food, people and how and where they live, a dash of politics...like that in whatever country they are in. Kind of like a travel documentary but unlike any docu I've ever seen previously. Mr. Bourdain's commentary as the episodes go along are often humorous, interesting and always informative. I don't agree with all the viewpoints and there have been just a couple kind of crude moments that aren't my spice. However. In the main this is an awesome series.
Yes it is now in its 3rd season so you have every right to say:
Linda! Where have you been? Well, as often happens to me, I stumble across things/stuff that are new-to-me and I get intrigued.
Overall what is sticking with me is this notion of how incredibly diverse are human beings. We're similar, to be sure. However, we have some very different differences. Not everyone eats the same things. People live in all manner of differing circumstances. Some of the countries Mr. Bourdain has visited have unsettling political situations - war, dangerous, scary. Other places are 'happiest place on earth' as the master chef at the world famous restaurant Noma says of Copenhagen, Denmark.
After watching seasons one, two and almost all of three I am deeply inspired. Inspired to work even harder at my own profession; cook more and explore cuisine; appreciate the diversity of our own species. My life here in a college town in Northern California is vastly different from, as example, the folks who live in Myanmar. Or is it?
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