Emily's Delicious Blog

On Sunday, I went to the Palazzo gym to work out. I worked out on the treadmill, elliptical bike, and seated leg curl machine in the gym. I saw my friend Spencer on the treadmill and I said Hi to him. He smiled at me.     The other day, I saw my friend Ian, and I said hello to him as I was exercising on the treadmill. He said hello back.  Usually, I spend 30 minutes to one hour at the gym. I work out hard and sweat. After  working out, I feel refreshed, energized, and accomplished.  I feel safe, happy,  and  encouraged when encountering my friends there.  I will exercise daily to maintain my health and fitness.      

Last week, I made the pork rind soup with kimchi.  I learned how to cook it from a YouTube video.       First, I cooked the ground pork in the pan with my spatula on the stove.  Next, I added the pork rind and kimchi to the pan and let my soup simmer on  medium heat.  Finally, I put my soup into my bowl and enjoyed it. It's a little bit sour and spicy, very tasty. The pork rind is chewy and full of collagen. It's a delicious Mexican soup. I would highly recommend it to my family and my friends.

A new school year starts!  On Saturday, I moved back to the Palazzo Apartment. I moved into a new apartment with my former wayfinder roommates Kate and Kayla.  I have a new roommate named Natalia. She is very lovely, and she decorates the living room with our favorite music album.  Our kitchen is clean and organized. We have a whiteboard for the chores schedule. I like my bedroom because I can walk around freely in my room. My parents helped me unload my stuff and decorated my room.   I like the view of the farm from my bedroom window. I enjoy looking at the tree, the geese flying overhead, and the beautiful pumpkin patch. It's a wonderful bedroom! I kissed my parents when they left. After they left, I hung out with my roomie, Kayla. We watched movies on TV  in the living room. We watched The Proud Family, The Princess Diaries, and Cruella movies. I enjoyed watching movies with my roommate, Kayla. I like my new apartment and my roommates!

On summer break, I traveled to the Netherlands with my family and our family friends. We went to Amsterdam, Haarlem, Delft, Alkmaar, and other small towns.  I visited the Vincent Van Gogh Museum. I saw many paintings of Van Gogh, including the Sunflowers, Almond Blossom, the Potato Eaters, and Vincent Van Gogh’s self-portraits. My favorite painting is Vincent van Gogh's The Potato Eaters. In the painting, there is a poor family eating potatoes around the dining table. Only potatoes! There are many historical windmills in the Netherlands. I went inside three mills. One windmill is used for milling the paint colors into the powders, and another windmill is for sawing the wood logs. And other windmills are used for pumping water. It’s amazing!   Another exciting thing is about cheese. We visited a traditional cheese market, where I saw a traditional cheese auction. Many beautiful young ladies wearing traditional dresses were handing out free cheese samples with different fla...

 At noon on Memorial Day, I went to the Ampersand’s block party to have fun.  I went to the ice cream shop with all my friends.  I ordered the caramel with whiskey-flavored ice cream in a cup. I enjoyed my ice cream. And for lunch, I went to a food truck named Spicery Bridrs, and I ordered spicy chicken nuggets with fries and honey B dipping sauce.  After lunch, we walked around downtown Fresno.  My friend Romie and I visited an art gallery store.  My favorite painting was Monterey Trails.   I had a great  time at Ampersand’s block party.  At dusk, I joined the  potluck   pool party at Palazzo, where I made Mozzarella sticks in my air fryer. I talked to my friends at the pool, and I ate all the snacks they brought with them. I ate the spicy cheese slider from Breadon and corn dogs in a blanket from Samuel. There were also BBQ chips, cookies, and drinks. For dessert, I ate pumpkin pie from Jordan and chocolate rolls from Kenny. ...

On May 16, I joined the Fresno State graduation ceremony, which  took place at Save Mart Center.  My parents came to watch the ceremony and celebrate my graduation.   I graduated with all my friends from the Wayfinders program. I wear a blue dress with flowers.  I gave my name card to the staff, who read off my name. The audience applauded. I was happy to receive my certificate on stage. The photographer took my picture holding my red certificate cover. I had a wonderful graduation ceremony this year.