In the US of A, the grocery store is a five minute drive from my house, and goodness knows it's the South, so I didn't even have to carry my own food out. Here, I don't have a car. I have a bus pass and a growing identity as a metropolitan commuter. My first trip to the "groc" (pronounced grōwsh) was with a group of other North American students. It was an emergency. I needed coffee. For the second, more extensive trip my friend Rebecca (from Maryland) and I decided to trek to the farther, cheaper store. It's basically Walmart. Actually it is owned by Walmart, so there are striking similarities. I wore my three day pack (giant wilderness backpacking pack); she brought a suitcase. And though I'm sure we looked homeless, we successfully bought enough to make tacos and veggie pasta and Chinese veggie stir fry. See photographic evidence below to be very impressed with my culinary skills. 
So about lunch: food on campus, like basically all colleges, is pretty pricey. Instead of daily indulging my love for nachos, I freeze healthy, homemade meals and stuff one in my backpack on my way out in the morning. It stays cold until lunch time.
Campus does have a farmers market every Thursday, and I LOVE getting produce there. It's super affordable and really fresh. Where else could I purchase a cauliflower the size of my head for like two dollars?
What am I going to do with it? Well, I'm currently accepting cauliflower recipe suggestions.
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