Today, the AWESOME is about the gift of food and the memories associated with it. When Ernika Rabiei and Sean Nguyen first met in college at UC Davis three years ago, they became fast friends. A few weeks ago, the pair’s friendship made hearts swell across the internet when Nguyen posted a video of the surprise he made for Rabiei: homemade pastries from Iran, her childhood home, until she moved to the U.S. in 2012. He made shirini danmarki, which Rabiei says means “sweets” or “dessert” from Denmark. The gesture and the flavor accuracy of the dessert brought Ernika close to tears. The emotional moment garnered millions of views on Instagram and TikTok. In the comments, most people are applauding the sweet gift with comments like “Another day crying for strangers on the internet,” wrote one Instagram user. When kindness is as simple as a childhood dessert, THAT’S AWESOME.
