4/12/2023
I’ve been diving into my first book for the quarter, The Milk of Almonds: Italian American Women Writers on Food and Culture. I’ve hardly made a dent in it, but already I’ve learned about multiple cultural food traditions that’s I’d never heard of before. It makes me excited for my own book, which is still taking form in my mind. I made sure to pop by Photoland in the Library building basement to confirm I’d have access to Adobe InDesign when it comes time to actually design my cookbook–and thankfully I will!

I’ve gotten my learning objectives revised and feel a lot more confident in where I’m going with my work this quarter. I’ve started on the creative writing vignettes and am excited to try my hand at writing a craft paper in the next couple of weeks.

4/17/2023
Week 2 was busier than I expected, but I still managed to write out two vignettes that I’m quite proud of. I didn’t read as much of the book as I wanted to, but that can be my main focus for Week 3.

I almost forgot how difficult it can be to juggle responsibilities, especially when doing an ILC. I found myself forget to do simple things, the small details that I normally never mess up, but to forget is human. I’m grateful for the community I have around me, ready to assist me when needed and take care of those small things even when I forget to ask for help. Feeling that support definitely makes taking on this Senior Capstone a lot less daunting.

As I enter Week 3, I feel like I’ve finally found a good rhythm for my ILC. I’ve already begun a rough layout of what my cookbook will like, hoping to save myself some stress come Weeks 8 and 9. Having this ePortfolio is also a great help in keeping myself on track, especially posting to this page. I hope to be more specific in my Week 3 update about my work, I’ll try and get some photos of the work I’m doing as it progresses!