From a young age, I (like most people) was intrigued by American pop culture. During primary school, this intrigue blew into full-scale Obsession. At one stage, I could name all 50 states and got into one of the biggest fights I’ve ever had with my parents when they wouldn’t let me buy, and proudly display, an American flag. Yeah, I know.
American tv and thoughts of one day getting to travel through those 50 states kept my Obsession healthy. In year 9, a close friend and I would spend hours mapping out the road trip we would one day take from the East to West coast. Those planning days are still fond memories for me.
But if I had to pick a starting point for my American Obsession, it was when I read my first Baby-Sitters Club book, Kristy’s Big Idea. Now, I know I’m not the first to walk down the nostalgic BSC path, many blogs have done so, so I’ll quickly move on to say that while BSC was an important part of my pre-teen years, I expanded my reading list to include any series that gave me the snap shot of American life that I so wanted to be my reality. Of course, as high school, boys, parties, BFFs and such entered my life, there was little room left for my Obsession…until now.
I’ve decided to channel my Obsession into one symbol that really sums up what that fantasy world offered. Comfort. Familiarity. Fun. Deliciousness. (Okay, not that last one). That symbol? The pie! And so begins my pie-a-week odyssey. Why not join me?
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