11/17/2017 0 Comments Blog post #5 My internship is building planter boxes for clients, with the help of John Santos. The purpose is to gain experience of working with a client to give them what they want, tho learn how to use useful skills, and to help us learn how to manage multiple projects at once. One thing I've been good at is not being afraid to use the tools and making sure to be precise when measuring or cutting. I have experience with tools like these and building in general, so I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty and just go for it. Something I need to work on is SketchUp. It's really confusing to me and not very user friendly, so I'm doing my best, but as of now my models aren't very precise or accurate in the sense that im just making things up as i go ad not measuring at all. Below is a photo of my peers at work (Unfortunately I didn't make it into any photos)
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11/15/2017 0 Comments blog post #4We interviewed Allan, a business owner and the chef of Arepex Grill, a Venezuelan food restaurant. From this interview, I learned that this was an everyday food for Allan when he was growing up. He doesn’t know if this recipe was in his family before his mother, the person he got the recipe from. He told us that the very first person he ever made this with was his mom, when he was young. He stays strictly to the recipe that his mom gave him as a young boy, as he’s never changed it. The reason he started his business, and the reason he makes to this day is to spread joy with good food. His friend told him that his food was unique, as there’s basically no Venezuelan food in San Diego. He says that his food makes people happy, and that’s why he continues to cook. This tells a story about how important culture and tradition is to Allan. He’s a Venezuelan man, from Venezuela. He decided to bring his Venezuelan culture to the place he lives now, San Diego, as an effort to share his culture and connect with it. He’s kept his recipe the same since he was in Venezuela, to keep it traditional and authentic. He said that he gets lots of Venezuelan customers who love his food because it reminds them of their home. The interview findings are significant to the project because it helps us know about our country on a deeper level. Food is a necessity, so knowing what people from other places eat is very insightful. It connects to me and my family interview because it shows that no matter where you're from, food and family are a huge part of life. Every family has it’s own culture, even within the larger culture of their religion or where they live. Food truly can carry memories, and it accurately represents those who make an enjoy it, regardless of geographical location. The power of food has no boundaries. This interview was valuable to me because it showed me what’s important to people in Latin american countries. I didn’t even think about how different life could be in those countries. Allan said that he was lucky to be able to have fried eggs as a kid, but to me eggs are basically nothing. IT just really made me think of how lucky i am. 11/15/2017 0 Comments Blog post #3My interview findings are significant to me because they helped me understand why this recipe is so important to my mom and why she feels the need to carry it on. She talked about how she wanted make it for my dad because he had never had it before, and to her it was always an important part of holidays so she wanted to share with him. The first time he had it, he fell in love. That’s why we still make it to this day. It’s also important to me because it helps me understand what my parents were like before I was born, right when they had just gotten married. When my parents lived in New York they didn’t have very much room for luxuries, so things like banana pudding were the only nice things they had. The interview findings tell how my family bonds over the simpler things in life. Food has brought together both sides of my family, including bringing my mom’s side closer to my dad’s. Banana pudding is a very authentic southern dish, which reflects where my family is from. My great great grandmother made this first, and she was from Atlanta. This dish has deep roots in the south and in my family. I have so many good memories of making this dish, especially from when I was a lot younger. Since we only make it on special occasions, I always looked forward to helping my mom and dad make what I thought was the best thing in the entire world. My parents made sure that as soon as I was old enough, I was able to help them make banana pudding, because they wanted it to become special to me to. If I hadn't helped them and just read a book or something, I don't think this recipe would be nearly as important to me as it is. Being involved in my younger years is really what attached me to this dish, and that's all thanks to my mom and dad. Tradition is important to them when it comes to things like this. It's important to them that I love this recipe the same way that they do, so I can pass it down to my kids, and then they can pass it down to their kids, and so on. Since this recipe was such a big part of my mom's childhood, she wanted it to live on through me. My dad also wanted to be able to spread the holiday tradition and overall deliciousness of the dish to as many people as possible. Banana pudding is a big part of my life, and I hope it continues to be for years to come. Here is my cooking video |
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