Hi! My name is Sarah Espaldon and I am extremely excited to be taking this class this quarter. As a lover of both food and languages, two of my biggest passions in life, I was immediately attracted to the course description in the Introductory Seminar booklet for this course, The Language of Food.
Food has always been a huge part of my life. Growing up in a Filipino family, my life revolved around meals and “meriendas”, which were always more like full-blown meals than any kind of snack my American friends normally ate. I am an expert eater—I eat copiously and frequently—and I love all different kinds of food. I don’t exactly cook regularly, but I can follow a recipe and sometimes cook at home. I love to bake, however, and my favorite foods to bake are Chiffon cake and apple pie. However, I don’t discriminate when it comes to food, and am perfectly happy to try any other fun, yummy desserts.
I’m originally from the Philippines, although I grew up in Cincinnati, so I speak a mix of Tagalog and English at home with my family. I’ve also taken Spanish throughout high school and currently at Stanford, which I’ve really enjoyed. When I was really little we lived in Taiwan for two years, plus I’ve taken some Chinese classes on and off throughout the years, including this summer where I got the chance to spend a few weeks in China, so I know a little bit of Chinese but I’ve forgotten a lot of it. I would really love to learn a whole bunch of different languages, including Chinese, and Russian, and French at some point. I think languages are fun to learn and really give you an insight into how different cultures think and view the world.
In short, I’m so happy to be taking this class. I look forward to learning more about food, language, and my fellow classmates!
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