Sanaa

Hiya,

Last night we ate at Sanaa at the Animal Kingdom Lodge and it was incredible. It serves African and Indian cuisine. We normally don't eat at more "exotic" places like this, but someone recommended it so we took the risk. Sanaa is located below the lobby of the Animal Kingdom Lodge. The AKL has savannas with giraffes, zebra, ostriches, gazelles, and many other animals. We were seated next to a window so if it wouldn't have been dark outside, we would've been able to see all theses animals while we dined.

While we waited to be seated, we walked around outside to get a closer look of the savannah. The Cast Members working (Vimbai and Johnson) were great. Vimbai was from Zimabwe and Johnson was from Botswana. They chatted with us about their home countries, the animals on the savannah, African culture, and working at Disney. They were very interesting to talk to and definitely made our night.

For our meal, we ordered naan with 9 accompaniments (my favorite was the Spicy Jalapeño-Lime Pickle). This stuff was so good we had to order extra pieces of naan. We would've been happy with this just being our meal. I ordered the Lamb Shank and it was pretty good. I normally only eat chicken, but I enjoyed the lamb. I wish I would have asked for rice as my side instead of the sweet potato it came with. For dessert, I ordered Kulfi which is an Indian ice cream. I loved this place and can't wait to come back. I really stepped outside of my box and it payed off.

With a giraffe outside the AKL

A tortoise walking around outside the window while we waited to be seated

Our naan

The Lamb Shank 

Banana cheesecake dessert

Kids turtle dessert-so cute

If you ever find yourself at Walt Disney World and looking for something interesting to try, go to Sanaa. You won't regret it. 

Thanks for reading,
Katie

And I'm Almost There...

Sorry for not posting, there's very little going on in my life at the moment. That's about to change though because......

I LEAVE FOR DISNEY IN ONE WEEK. 

I can't wait! Almost everything is ready to go, I've just have a few minor things to take care of. We're leaving late next Friday night and should be in Florida in the early evening on Saturday. The drive from Oklahoma to Orlando is brutal, but well worth it. We're having our family summer vacation for a week, then my program will start. My parents changed the reservation a million times, but we're staying at the Polynesian. We were originally at the Grand Floridian, then the Polynesian, then the Boardwalk, and now the Polynesian. 

My goal is to post once a day during vacation but who knows if I actually will. My brother and I like to make a list of things to accomplish during our Disney vacations but I haven't had any motivation to make a list since I already have my own bucket list for the DCP. But we are doing the Disney Dining Plan (DDP) so hopefully I can post about our dining experiences. We are going to be at the Disney parks for 4 days as well as spending a day at Universal Studios (Harry Potter World-get ready for me). 

I'll post my packing list later for kicks and gigs, if anyone has interest to know how I managed to pack only one suitcase for 5 months. It was not a fun task but I got it done. 

Running update: There's very little happening here as well. Running 3-4 days a week, just 20 minute runs. My runs have been short since it's been over 100 degrees around here lately. 

German update: Yah...the struggle is real on learning a foreign language. I know the alphabet and a few basic phrases. Still practicing my pronunciation, it's improved but I haven't gotten the hang of it yet. I probably won't update about my German unless I start getting better at it. 

I know my blog is currently the definition of lame, but I do nothing but work so there is not much to post about. 

Thanks for reading,
Katie