Hahah... yea it is definitely an acquired taste! I was brought up to it, because we would always have it when we went to the Philippines (where my mom's from), and I remember we were all obsessed, and would even have family durian feasts, like 20 people with 20-30 durians (haha just picture that!).

We stopped going back to the Phils as often, and now I can hardly have durian, it's not the smell that bothers me, I just find it too rich now. It is such an alien fruit though, so at least you can say you've tried it!

Hope you're both having an amazing time and getting the recharge you need :)