Introduction

Hi! My name is Amelia and I am taking this course because I love both language and food. I like studying foreign languages, like Spanish, and I also like studying language itself. I took an Introduction to Linguistics seminar last year in high school and it was really fun and made me want to learn more about many of the topics we studied, such as the brain's role in language and sociolinguistics.

 Of course, I also love food. I have always loved eating, but recently I have started cooking a lot and really enjoying that aspect of food as well. I especially like cooking Italian food, but I also love eating food from many other countries, like Indian food, Thai food, and Mexican food. I love all of the different types of food that are available in the Bay Area, and I have learned to love a lot of kinds of food that I did not like at all when I was younger. I also love going to farmers markets and getting fresh produce that's grown locally, and going to the various food stands they have, whether it's tamales or naan.

My native language is English, and that is what I speak at home with my family. Although I wish I had learned another language fluently when I was younger, I am only fluent in English. I am able to converse and get by with Spanish as well, however, because I took Spanish classes throughout high school and studied for a month in Spain two summers ago.