Syracuse

  The idea of the blog at first was very daunting, since I always related a blog to a lot of commitment and consistency. Which is why I never really had a general theme other than the fact that the blog was about me. I was afraid to put my genuine work out there and instead I decided to go with the bare minimum needed. However, I did slowly grow into the blog and felt more comfortable putting myself out there. The week one “aha moment” was a great example of this, as I talked about my experience having cornrows and the reactions I got from my peers as well as the general consensus I got from people around me. Overall, I still kept it general so It can relate to everyone on a personal level. The first time I really talked about a personal subject was when we were making PSA videos. I didn’t really have an idea on food itself, but then I remembered it just had to be related to food. Knowing that, I decided to talk about my country of Somalia and how they are struggling with food....

 A Family Feast 1) A Family oriented blog based off their passion 2) each recipe has a story to it 3) They are extremely passionate when it comes to cooking 4) They think cooking is the best gift you could give to someone 5) With their vast number of recipes, they are bound to have a recipe for everyone, whether it be based on your allergies or diets 6) They are best known for their comfort food recipes 7) They have many options from Italian to Mexican  8) They are considering making a cookbook 9) They first decided to start their blog after people asked for people to s 10) Despite them growing in popularity, their first priority is making food

  Somalia has been in one of the worst famines and food insecurities in history, and many people have been suffering because of it. Al Jazeera documented the conditions that parents and children are in. We first see a child barely able to move from the lack of nourishment, since his father couldn’t grow food recently. Even livestock such as goats or cows which can not only provide meat, but also milk, died during the drought. Causing food items to go missing in the market.  We see pack hospitals filled with beds, and an extreme lack of space. The beds are nearly back to back in each room, with each one having multiple families in it. It’s clear to me that they are just barely getting by healthcare wise, and that they need a huge budget increase to do any sort of good. Even if you wanted to go there however, you would have to walk there, since these villages had little to no transport. Due to the lack of nutrients from food and no transport available, the journey killed many p...