Live from Oshkosh Wisconsin

From China to Oshkosh Wisconsin. It's been a journey. While I was in China I learned a lot by simply admitting ignorance and asking questions. 

Lately I've been feeling like this same motto can be used back home too. The only tough part, people are a lot less sympathetic. 

Thankfully I've some sympathetic souls who led me to this gem. 

Hughes Chocolates is a local legend in Oshkosh. Many of the members that I serve at Grace have lived in Oshkosh for their entire lives. After figuring this out, I made it my mission to find local hot spots. Many unique places have been brought up, but one place is always brought up. That place is Hughes Chocolates. Hughes is located in the basement of a normal home. There is a small red neon sign in the window which reads Hughes Chocolates Ltd. 

My experience with Hughes was hilarious! I pulled up in my car, and spotted the neon sign. There were literally three block filled with cars and a constant stream of people walking in and out. To a new police officer, it would look mighty suspicious. I went to the side door and looked down the steps. There were about 10 people packed into a tiny space, waiting in a line. I could see all sorts of machines used for making chocolate. A slight sense of nerves flooded over me as I got swept into the line. I had no idea what to order! I saw a few signs with prices and a few different products and I listened to order that sounded like an auctioneer calling out numbers. I witnessed 4 people purchase at least 8 lbs. of chocolate! 

I left the store that day with a measly 2 boxes of chocolate, but a huge smile as I felt like a local.