Best. Supermarket. Ever.

One of the things I was apprehensive about before coming was making the $50 per diem last in what is famously an incredibly expensive city. It's been mostly manageable (though there were the usual up-front purchases of a few kitchen/household items, warmer clothes, toiletries, etc). Eating out seems sort of out of the question (it's funny that proportionally it's WAY more expensive than in NYC), so we've been doing a lot of cooking, which is what I prefer to do anyway. Luckily, groceries are not too expensive, and even exciting, since we've been shopping at the most amazing place, which is only 5 minutes away!:

It's a very simple affair, the People's Supermarket, pretty small and without frills, but they have great produce, local and organic products, and admirable goals, like "to create a supermarket that meets the needs of its members and the local community by offering high quality, healthy food at reasonable prices," "to create a working environment that values every one's contribution, is welcoming, safe and non-judgmental," and "to minimise wastage, by creating prepared dishes from food coming up to its sell-by date, and by composting all other waste material." Plus unlike similar places you don't have to be a member or work to shop there. I'll stop raving but if you're interested: http://www.thepeoplessupermarket.org/home/