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Sunday at Engine House Cafe with my Friends Mindy and Yoshio

KLIN Radio in Lincoln had a contest in March called Munch Madness which was a contest between restaurants in Lincoln. Listeners could log in and vote for their favorite restaurant. I kept hearing about a restaurant called the Engine House Cafe which is a place I had never gone to before today. After church Mindy and Yoshio wanted to go out to eat. Mindy suggested we eat at the Engine House Cafe and we agreed to try it.

Mindy and I in front of the Engine House Cafe

The Engine House is on Havelock Avenue in Lincoln. It was once a fire station which is why it is called the Engine House. It looked fun on the inside with Firefighter gear on the wall. The servers wore T-Shirts that said “Lincoln Hunger Rescue” on the back. I used that as a topic to teach some English as we ate. We also talked about how Havelock used to be a small town until Lincoln annexed it years ago.

me with Mindy and Yoshio

Our server was very friendly. I introduced her to Mindy and Yoshio as her customers from Vietnam and Japan. The food was good and kind of a throw back to the old days of breakfast at a small town cafe. Mindy and Yoshio enjoyed learning about the history behind the Engine House. The reason I had not been there before is due to living in South Lincoln close to Highway 2, so the Engine House is far from where I live, but as we ate I realized that I drive by it all of the time when I drive to teach in Airpark. I think I will be stopping there from time to time for my lunch.

It was a nice way to cap off the morning. We had a good class today and a bit of a surprise. Tingting had told me she was going to Colorado with our friends from China. I did not expect them today and then lo and behold in walked Tingting, Johnny, Alex and Huiyuan this morning. It was good to see them as well as Mindy, Yoshio, Phung and Quang. Next Sunday we will have a graduation party for Tingting. It was another wonderful Sunday with my international friends.

May 15, 2011 Posted by internationalmatt | Cultural Ambassdors, food, International Friendships, Japanese friends, Vietnamese friends | Leave a Comment