Making Coffee

Here is what I do to make my own coffee that is more European/American style than English. I just boil water in the electric kettle and then pour it into the french press over 3 scoops of ground coffee and let it brew for a couple minutes. I like my new coffee maker! The English style is basically instant coffee (you know that comes in a jar and you spoon a little bit into boiling water and you have instant coffee). It is freeze dried, and to me it tastes that way. So that is why when I go to people's house and they offer me tea or coffee, I generally go with the tea because it is better than instant coffee. I did ask for honey with my tea at a cafe the other day, and they did not have any because apparently that is not what people do. I guess they just put sugar in everything. That doesn't work for me because I don't eat sugar. I actually am having a hard time getting used to the food here and trying to stick to what I know works for my body mainly because I can't eat: wheat, sugar, dairy, eggs, corn, peanuts and cashews. That is a long and annoying list if you are trying to order food somewhere in the US, but it is even worse around here I think mainly because bread is part of every meal it seems as well as milk. So I am looking into my cooking options to get myself prepared for what is out there. It is hard not living in my own house in my own kitchen too, so that is not making things any better.