Introduction

Hi all! My name is Christina. I was technically supposed to graduate this past Fall but because of a lack of credit hours, I am taking this course to finish up my degree! In the meantime, I just started a full time position as an administrative assistant. The funny thing is that class work always seemed like work - something I needed to take a break from. Now this class has been something that I do to take a break from actual work! It probably helps that this subject should be really interesting.

Anise cookies - which I am now the master of making! (Photo Credit: Me)

My Christmas break was spent watching a lot of movies and a lot of Netflix. Spending time with my family and eating a lot of great food tops the list, though. I am one of six kids and although only four of us could make it home for the holidays, it was great to have the family together. My aunt just moved in with my mom, and she's a professional chef, so the food game was on point 100%! I spent a lot of time in the kitchen with my aunt so that she could teach me how to cook traditional Italian dishes that we always make for Christmas. I rolled about a thousand meatballs and easily made a million cookies. But it's great to hear all the old stories about the family. My sister and I also played many rounds of Scrabble and stayed up late watching old movies.

 

My sister losing at scrabble (Photo Credit: Me)

There are a lot of things I enjoy doing, but if I'm honest I spend most of my free time watching movies. However when I do get the energy to do something besides stare into the abyss of my television, those things include: reading, doing puzzles, writing letters to friends and family, cooking, volunteering, and so on. I love reading memoirs and non-fiction books, although I've been trying to get back into fiction. I'm hoping I will be able to enjoy reading again now that I don't have to do it solely for academic reasons.