Celebrating Small Victories: Using Chopsticks

Celebrating Small Victories: Using Chopsticks

Hey Travelers! Sometimes celebrating small victories, includes feeding yourself. It keeps you going in challenging situations.

How I ate before coming to China was second nature. To pick up food all you have to do is stab it with a fork, scoop it with a spoon, or slice it with a knife. Simple. Coming to China has added an extra challenge to the whole “fueling-your-body-game.” The challenge: chopsticks.

As you can see in the video above (my first meal in China), I was clearly struggling. You would think maneuvering two sticks with your hand to eat would be easy….but hahaha…for me…well you can see for yourself.

I have been here for a week and my chopsticks game has improved. I’ve learned how to hold chopsticks and picking up food is not as difficult.

Some tips that I’ve learned with eating with chopsticks are:

• Be patient – With any new skill, you’ve got to be patient. For me it was hard at first to eat with chopsticks, but with time, it became easier.
• Use your dominant hand – it’s easier to eat with chopsticks with the hand you use the most.
• Start with easy food – When I started with bigger pieces of food like sushi, chicken, or noodles, I felt more confident to use chopsticks with smaller pieces of food.
• Practice – with anything in life, practice makes perfect. While I am not an expert with chopsticks, I found that continuous practice helped made eating with them easier. Sometimes now I prefer eating with chopsticks 🙂

Until next time,
Chelsea

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