| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Student |
| Location | United States |
| Introduction | I am a 21-year-old (21?!? how is that possible?) college student aspiring to be anything or everything. I love learning languages, running, being outside, taking photographs, going outside my comfort zone often, and speaking in puns. My change of this blog name from “Think It Bake It” to “Explicating the Emic” is one that reflects a shift to conscious examination of who we are, what we do, and how we’re doing it. The term “emic” refers to analysis of cultural phenomena from the perspective of someone participating in it, essentially the “insider view.” Although often it’s used in regards to ethnographers attempting to capture the emic view of a culture other than his/her own, I find myself in the wonderful position of explicating a genuinely emic view of my own culture. While I find anthropology as a whole wonderful and intriguing, perhaps my favorite part is turning the scrutinizing eye on my own “culture” to pick apart what is going on. Indeed, I am still thinking and baking, just more often with concepts and words, and picking apart “recipes” rather than putting them together. |
| Interests | Running, Cooking, Learning Languages, Hiking, Climbing, People Watching, Reading, Staying busy |
| Favorite Movies | Iron-jawed Angels, Little Miss Sunshine, Missing in America, Almost Heroes, Robin Hood: Men in Tights |
| Favorite Music | Jonas & Plunkett, Barefoot Truth, Cascada, Chase Coy, Annie Brooks |
| Favorite Books | The Grapes of Wrath, Fahrenheit 451, East of Eden, The Awakening |
