Did you know

that Mexicans don't waste anything?

I mean seriously, when it comes to cooking or storage, or any sort of domestic thing- they know how to re-use things. 

You know how Americans always have one of those cupboards filled with tupperware and somehow there's always a million lids missing, and it has to be organized every month because you just need so many tupperwares to store your food in?

It doesn't exist here.

All food that is stored or refrigerated is held by either a yogurt container that the family has gone through, a used jar, or the wrap that it came in in the first place.

It's a no-hassle, no-tupperware world I am living in. 

And you know what, I don't think it has anything to do with the fact that more families can afford niceties like that in America, or that tupperware isn't as well-known here. I think that the Mexican family community just realizes that there is a necessity in everyones lives to make sure that nothing goes to waste.

Do you know what my kitchen garbage can looks like? (Everyone quickly visualize the monster in your kitchen with the fancy lid that you have to step on in order to open it)

Mine looks like this.

That little grocery bag is my garbage can.

And you know what?

It's perfect for this family of 7 PLUS 2 American english teachers.

Amazing, isn't it??

I'm not saying I would successfully be able to adopt this sort of lifestyle back in my homeland, but I definitely think it's a quality to be admired.