For the Love of Food and Family
Our typical Sunday looks like the pictures on top, an ensemble of two things that fuel our lives, food and family (it's even more awesome because it's free!). Tatay, my father-in-law, has already established this weekly tradition of treating the family to a nice restaurant, or sometimes, for a special feast at their home. What else can make us happy than a happy tummy, right? Well, that's one thing but definitely not the number one on our list. The company of our family makes the food taste better, so that's kind-of a pre-requisite!
Sundays have enriched our unschooling life, not just because we are usually surrounded by even more people who love us, but because it's also the time when we usually discover new things. Since we are already out, we take advantage of the opportunities to take time and look around, just for the sake of curiosity. So, last Sunday, after some pizza and pasta, we spent some time peaking through the glass window of the Chinese restaurant beside Yellow Cab. James look for a couple of minutes, curious about the ice crusher, but Adam wanted to stay longer and observe the cooks/chefs making their dishes in the kitchen. As an unschooling family, we treasure this kind of learning opportunities. We value accidental/incidental learning as much as the knowledge/skills available in books or in the classroom.
The next day, we, the parents, also initiated some adventures, which included a visit to a bakery we went to before (before we had kids!), Ribonette's in Tipas, Taguig. We love their humble bakeshop and their baked goods (ensaymada, cheese cupcakes, hopia, and chocolate cricnkles). I hope that we can also see the bakers in action, I bet the boys would enjoy that. Going there, we also bought some melons, freshly-picked from the farm, so we went home with just enough snacks to beat the summer heat!
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