Author Archives: ARLENE ROSARIO

A core memory I have that involves food would be my babysitter feeding me in pre-school. Everyday after school, the school bus would drop me off at her house while my mother worked. I have this one memory of me sitting in the living room watching a Barbie movie while she fed me; I’ve never had the biggest appetite so she had to get creative in order for me to eat. She use to separate the food on the plate, which was usually rice and beans, into little piles that we would dedicate to someone. There was one for my mom, one for my dad, one for my aunt, and so on. This actually really helped me eat and is something I continued to do whenever I needed to finish my food.