Missing Family & Flavors of Home #WUHomeCooked

Missing Family & Flavors of Home #WUHomeCooked

When you are away from home, what do you miss most? I miss family and the flavors of my favorite foods. My father feels the same way. 8 years ago, on a trip to Thailand, he fell in love and got married. He adopted his wife’s son and they had a daughter together. So, there was my dad, a life-long New Yorker, settling down in a country on the other side of the world. I miss him everyday, but I am also thrilled that he is so happy.

Now I have a baby sister and brother half way around the world. Thank goodness for social media and video chats to help us stay connected. I’ve watched them grow up online. She is a young girl who plays the violin and loves horses. He is a boy who loves soccer and dirt bikes. I like to send gifts from time to time. Recently, I sent some money via Western Union to help pay for her riding lessons. She was super excited to send me these pictures of her riding lesson.

So what does this all have to do with food? When my father comes to town, he misses his favorite flavors from New York. He craves foods like pizza, pasta, hamburgers, and cheesecake. All foods that are not readily available in his small town in northern Thailand. The foods of home bring us together as we chat over bagels and lox about his life in Thailand. He always has such interesting stories to share.

As we all know, food is a connective tissue to a person’s family and culture. Western Union shows the strong bond people have with their families and foods from home in this touching video. Get the tissues ready.

Western Union provides a lifeline for their customers by connecting them to their families and friends around the world. So many families are very lucky that they do.

What are the foods and flavors you miss most from home?

I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.

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