When I say new beginnings I’m talking about my future goals and plans I can’t wait to achieve and accomplish. One of my main goals that will start off my new beginnings journey is moving down south to Georgia or South or North Carolina. That has been a dream of mine for almost two years now and it’s a dream I’m sticking to. I’ve already started looking at places even though I know things will change by the time I start my journey but I just get a lot of joy looking at future homes down south. Moving will be a great way to start off because I’ll be in a new state and city, in a new environment that isn’t familiar to me. I was born in Philadelphia and although I love the city I’m from, I don’t feel that it offers me much plus the cost of living in Philly is ridiculous. I’ve visited Georgia with my great grandma when I was younger and it’s definitely a place I can see myself living. My new beginnings don’t just include living somewhere new but also a new job, a new car, and maybe even a new dog. Once I’m settled in my new place I also want to travel places and have new experiences. I want to travel out of the country, eat foods I can’t pronounce, learn a language while in that country, get close up with exotic animals, etc. I want to do things that I don’t do on a daily basis, something that will create great memories and stories. I don’t want to just live life but I want to enjoy it, I want to be happy with the things I’ve done in my life. I also want to meet and enjoy people of different cultures, I want to see how people live and what their practices are and what life means to them. Things that I find difficult may be the simplest thing to someone in a different country or culture so I want to experience it and learn from people. I want to gain experience and knowledge in my new beginnings journey.
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Last time I wrote my student choice blog assignment about my dogs but just before that when I was thinking of a topic my girlfriend was like “write about me! write about me!”. I chose to write about my dogs last time so this time I’ll write about her like she asked. Her name is Toni and she’s really one of the most amazing people I’ve ever met, plus we’re the same sign (we’re Virgos). She’s really down to earth and willing to do and try anything to make me happy which is difficult because I’m difficult. Toni always laughs at my corny jokes and it really feels like I’m around my bestfriend when I’m around her. We do argue a lot but I think it’s because we’re so much alike so neither of us backs down on how we feel about things. Although we argue a lot we always make up right after because our arguments are never about anything serious anyway. We fight, make up, and play around like sisters which is always for me because it makes me feel like I can talk to her and joke with her about anything. I think the best relationships are built off of friendships and bonds first, and we have that. The biggest thing that gets us through is how we’re so much alike in positive ways like we both like to try new things and go new places, we share a lot of the same goals and we’re both people who feel strongly and are passionate about each other. I didn’t want to write about my girlfriend at first because there is so much I could/want to say about her that would take up way more than 350 words but I knew it would make her happy if I wrote about her.
I’m sure all animal lovers believe their animals are the most amazing animals in the world but I’ll have to say that I have the two most incredible dogs in the world. I have a three year old shit-zu/poodle mix named Kendra and a puppy American bull dog named Shelly. Kendra is a small breed dog and she’s like a human trapped in a dog body. Shelly on the other hand is a big breed dog and a little more “dog-like”. When guests come over my house they’re usually scared of Shelly because she’s bigger and more energetic than Kendra but honestly, Kendra is the one they should fear. They always say it’s the small dogs that are feisty; whoever “they” are isn’t lying. When I say Kendra is a human trapped in a dog’s body, I mean it. She gets very bad attitudes, will definitely curse you out in dog language, likes to wear clothes and will make it known when she doesn’t like someone. Even though I consider Kendra to be the craziest dog I’ve ever met, she a great protector despite her size. She is always alert and ready to protect the family no matter what, plus she’s just so little and adorable. Shelly is much more calm but she follows after Kendra in learning how to protect the family. Shelly is more dog-like but has more human problems. She has sleep apnea, she’s allergic to salt for snow and ice, has seasonal allergies and can only have certain food because of her digestive system. Living with Kendra and Shelly I get the best of both worlds, a small feisty dog and a big calm teddy bear dog. I wouldn’t trade either of my two crazy worlds, I love my dogs.
In this blog post I will be exploring the similarities between Chef's Table: Francis Mallman and our composition course. Below are three specific questions about the Chef's Table episode. Question #1: How does this episode fit into the narrative mode? The episode fits into narrative mode because Mallman is telling the audience a story of his childhood and how he became the chef he is today. He used visuals when telling us the story. We got to see Mallman's kitchen with the white wood panel cabinets, the stack of cigars boxes, oils on the shelf, and the old fashion wood burning oven. To actually see how he lives on a daily basis while telling us his story allows us as the audience to connect with him more. Questions #2: How does Mallman's story connect to the hiraeth story you are writing in this class? Consider his discussions about home and childhood. Mallman's story connects to the hireath story I am writing in class because I am also wishing to go back to a time that is no more. Mallman mentions "going back to those times of childhood" which I think everyone wants. Everyone wants to be a child again with no worries, bills or real concerns. Mallman and his eldest daughter also talks about Los Negros and how they long for the little island to be how it used to. Question #3: What major ideas/themes from this episode connect to ideas/themes from our composition course? Consider Mallmann's argument about composing a good dish, examining his life environments, and being productive. The major ideas/themes from this episode that connect with our composition course is the idea of composing. The idea of composing is using two or more elements to create a cohesive message which Mallman does very well. He doesn't cook alone, he works with a team to compose his dishes. Mallman states "you have to respect what you cook" because cooking is an art. He uses maestranza which translates to "the people who are around you helping". Mallman believes in freedom in everything you do, he has a very free way of living and I admire that. |
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