Summer Update

Short and sweet update.

Summer afternoons and sunflower seeds: sharing stories with my Grandma

Spending the first of many afternoons with my grandma to have her tell her story to me over sunflower seeds, while contemplating the complexity of identity, age, and our memories.

Summer Recipes to Feel Something

Welcome to the summer of staying inside. Though we're stuck inside, I've realized I'll do anything to feel something - that something has become cooking.

The (legal) drinking age: 21

In regards to drinking, I kind of wanted today's post to be a little story telling, rather than a typical blog. But I have to keep this light-hearted - no bummer breaks today... because it's my birthday.

Rant:”Do you know how to cook?”

I do have beef with this idea that "knowing how to cook" is primarily associated with being able to cook Western foods like pastas, breads and the multitude of desserts.