Living in an international community requires a lot of flexibility. Language barriers and a lack of understanding are a constant. Even though English is the official language for most of the crew it is not their first language, and every country differs on humour, conversation, etiquette, and customs. While this makes living in community difficult there are interesting moments as well. Holidays, traditions, and music are fun but one area that is always interesting is food!
I am a person who loves to travel, really experience cultural diversity and learn as many random facts as possible (I love trivia). So a week ago a crew member mentioned that in the Faroe Islands the people eat whale meat. This peeked my interest so, of course, I had to investigate. We have a few Faroese crew members on board and a couple of days ago I was in the laundry room with one. Debbie is actually an American (she’s from Maine) but she has been married to Jonhard for a number of years. So I asked Debbie if my whale tale was correct and if Jonhard or any Faroese person she knew actually ate whale meat. She assured me that people eat whale meat regularly, that their entire family (they have two children Stefan and Rebecca) eat it regularly and that they had some currently in their cabin! Yeah, they just kept it in the freezer along with some other parts of the meal that I will describe later. So I asked her to grab me the next time they were eating a traditional Faroese meal.
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