I have sat down in my chair and tried to write this blog post in at least 3 different situations each time having found it a challenge as to where I wanted to begin. Do I explain my long road in academia leading up to this point, the people I want to thank for supporting me to this point in my life, or do I begin with my overwhelming feeling of gratitude? With these swirling thoughts consuming my mind, I sit in my chair today and just want to say it . . . ☆ I WAS MATCHED INTO

Here I am sitting in the lobby of my University Hall outside of my Experimental Food Science class nervous as all hell thinking “Why am I even doing this? Why did I have to pick the least ideal subject to major in for my university career?” You see, I am enrolled in Experimental Food Science which is a required course as a Nutrition and Dietetics Major. This is one of the most interesting classes as we learn about food processing, food chemistry, touch on food safety, food ad

I was given an incredible opportunity to spread food allergy awareness in my University and want to share the experience with all of you. My university is not recognized as a food allergy friendly campus which is not what you want to hear when applying to schools. However, I do not dorm and bring my own food everyday so this has never been an issue for me, personally. Dining on campus is another story for another blog post. I pitched an on campus event idea for food allergy a