Where art thou pancakes???

What is this? No one has heard of Pancake day? And why not?!

For those of you who do not know, pancake day is a day of fun filled food in England. You eat pancakes for literally the entire day (well at Uni where you can eat what you like you do) and it is some of the most fun ever. There are often special events put on at Universities or in town halls where you can go and flip pancakes with your friends or simply go to eat and sample a delicious amount of crazy flavoured pancakes - heard of a Spinach, Raspberry and White Chocolate pancake? No, neither had I before going to Warwick.

I love flipping pancakes, especially as I finally seem to have got the knack of it. I went through a faze of just throwing it in the air and it landing on the floor, the stove, in the sink... And I went through a faze of throwing it in the air and it falling half onto the pan and the other half falling onto the floor, the sink. Ah dear. But last year, I seemed to have it spot on. I don't practice making pancakes very often, so touch wood, I haven't lost that skill.

However, in America, I have discovered they don't celebrate such a thing. Even if you are not religious in England, it is kind of a really unhealthy day before Lent starts. I have often giving up things during Lent and will again this year. I am tackling sweetners and fizzy drinks. Yep. Both of these things. 40 days cold turkey. Ouch. Should be fine though. Whenever I do Lent, I take it far more seriously than when I just give a few things up. Why? Because I feel super guilty if I break lent (think it was something Nana installed in me :D)

However, the more Spanish/Mexican half of America (particularly San Diego) celebrate this day in a different way. They also call it 'Mardi Gras'. It is a day of celebration. Betty was telling me at spinning this morning, that in Portugal, people dress up in outfits and dance. However, here, in San Diego, It seems like it is a big drinking event. Lots of people are going out tonight as it seems a party night when it is Mardi Gras. However, I doubt they are all giving up alcohol in the morning :P.

UCSD have decided to celebrate it a bit differently. Once again, free food. Which seems a bit standard of UCSD - don't worry I am not complaining. At lunch, Catalina took the free food option and it was hilarious! She had to try six pots of rice in some sort of soup thing and then fill out a questionnaire marking the rice on some kind of score chart!!! They were all from different dining halls at UCSD and she had to say which she liked the best!