Last semester I forgot to enroll. Sort of. Thankfully, I did manage to remember to enroll before it was too late. As I was scrolling through the options of classes I could take one in particular caught my eye. It was called The Language of Food. I had always wanted to take a Linguistics course, and this one fit my schedule, so I decided to take it.
I am a native speaker to English, but I am currently taking courses to learn Spanish. Growing up in the United States, my food background was fairly communion most ways. My dad grilled steak and hamburgers and my mom packed us sandwiches for lunch and made casseroles. Then again, I got to experience things a lot of kids didn't. Things like home-made bread. Tabouli. And other dishes with an international flair.
Another part of my unique food background hit a little closer to home. My mother's side of the family are German Mennonites. Through this group I have access to a culinary heritage unique to a specific people group. These dishes are different from average American fare, and have interesting names, like verenika, borsht, moos, and zwiebach to name a few.
Food is a big part of my life. And to be honest, so is language. I am looking forward to learning about both this semester!
Note: This is an assignment done for my Language and Food class at school.
8/25/17
Semester #3
The first week of school is now done! One down, so many more to go!
For those of you who are curious, here is the breakdown of my schedule this semester:
1. Spanish 112
Obviously, this class is a step above what I took last semester (Spanish 111). Currently we are reviewing material from the last semester, but soon we will jump into the curriculum from where we left off. Today we went over indirect object pronouns.
2. Intro to Graphic Design
Since my major is Graphic Design I'm pretty excited to start this class! Our professor has promised to deeply ingrain all of the basics of design into our noggins.
3. 3-D Design
This is a prerequisite for anyone in the art program. It's basically a multi-media sculpture class. Right now I am working on a wire frog, but more on that later....
4. The Language of Food
This is a linguistics/english course that will fulfill one of my general ed requirements. The title sounds strange, but that's pretty much what the class is about - we will be learning about how what we say about our food says about us. Apparently, this is an auspicious occasion, as this class has only been offered few times before - through out the whole of North America! Also, keep on the look-out - some of my assignments from this class may eventually show up on the blog!
For those of you who are curious, here is the breakdown of my schedule this semester:
1. Spanish 112
Obviously, this class is a step above what I took last semester (Spanish 111). Currently we are reviewing material from the last semester, but soon we will jump into the curriculum from where we left off. Today we went over indirect object pronouns.
2. Intro to Graphic Design
Since my major is Graphic Design I'm pretty excited to start this class! Our professor has promised to deeply ingrain all of the basics of design into our noggins.
3. 3-D Design
This is a prerequisite for anyone in the art program. It's basically a multi-media sculpture class. Right now I am working on a wire frog, but more on that later....
4. The Language of Food
This is a linguistics/english course that will fulfill one of my general ed requirements. The title sounds strange, but that's pretty much what the class is about - we will be learning about how what we say about our food says about us. Apparently, this is an auspicious occasion, as this class has only been offered few times before - through out the whole of North America! Also, keep on the look-out - some of my assignments from this class may eventually show up on the blog!
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