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Moving from Saint Louis to Los Angeles: I moved from St. Louis to LA, in the sizzling hot summer heat, with two kitties and a car full of clothes. It was defiantly a stressful, but fun experience. In the April of 2018, I was notified by Art Center College of Design, that I had been admitted to the program I applied at. Having not heard from any other school yet, this meant I was moving to CA before the start of the fall 2018 semester. I set a date of June 30 to leave St. Louis. Everything was going smoothly and as planned. Before my departure, I took my car in to a shop to get it tuned for the long road trip ahead. This was about 4 days before my scheduled departure date. I dropped my car off at the shop and after two days, at around 4 pm, I got a call that my car was ready to be picked up. They said I could go there before the shop closed, at 5 pm, to do so. There was a thunderstorm coming so I told the shop I would go the next morning. This was two days before I was moving. I got u...

Secrets of Saffron ; Worlds’ Most Expensive Spice When people think of saffron, frequently they think of India along with Spain. Although both countries have a long tradition of cooking with the spice, saffron is not native to either country and was introduced by conquerors – the Moors in Spain and the ancient Persians in India (Crowther). Given that saffron was first grown in ancient Persia, due to human trade, it has spread to Abruzzo in Italy, La Mancha in Spain, Pampore in  Kashmir and  most importantly, a wide swathe around the city of Mashad in Iran (Reshii).   Today, 90-93% of the world’s saffron crop comes from Iran, the rest come from Greece, Italy, Morocco, Afghanistan, and Kashmir (Hooker). Saffron is a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus, commonly known as the "saffron crocus". The vivid crimson stigmas and styles, called threads, are collected and dried to be used mainly as a seasoning and coloring agent in food (W...

Secrets of saffron Worlds Most Expensive Spice When people think of saffron, frequently they think of India along with Spain. Although both countries have a long tradition of cooking with the spice, it is not a native to either and was introduced by conquerors – the Moors in Spain and the ancient Persians in India.  Given that saffron was first grown in ancient Persia, it means that  humans  have ensured that it has spread to Abruzzo in Italy, La Mancha in Spain, Pampore in  Kashmir and  most importantly, a wide swathe around the city of Mashad in Iran.   Today, a giant share of the world’s saffron crop comes from Iran, one-tenth originates in Kashmir and the rest come from Greece, Italy, and even Afghanistan.  Saffron is a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus, commonly known as the "saffron crocus". The vivid crimson stigmas and styles, called threads, are collected and dried to be used mainly as a seasoning and coloring agent i...

Secrets of saffron Worlds Most Expensive Spice When people think of saffron, frequently they think of India along with Spain. Although both countries have a long tradition of cooking with the spice, it is not a native to either and was introduced by conquerors – the Moors in Spain and the ancient Persians in India. Given that saffron was first grown in ancient Persia, it means that  humans have ensured that it has spread to Abruzzo in Italy, La Mancha in Spain, Pampore in  Kashmir and most importantly, a wide swathe around the city of Mashad in Iran. Today, a giant share of the world’s saffron crop comes from Iran, one-tenth originates in Kashmir and the rest come from Greece, Italy, and even Afghanistan.  Saffron is a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus, commonly known as the "saffron crocus". The vivid crimson stigmas and styles, called threads, are collected and dried to be used mainly as a seasoning and coloring agent...