the worst part of my experience in costa rica was eating the same meal of rice, beans, plantains, salad, and a mild and sometimes dry protein, none of which i dislike on occasion.

eating the same meal twice in a row makes me not want it again for weeks. there are also very few foods that i won't eat, so maybe that's correlated with the love of variety.

(variety in) food is such a simple pleasure for me that i guess i will never understand this behavior.