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For my photo essay I would like to follow a day in the life of the famous Arepa lady in Jackson heights. She makes lovely authentic colombian Arepas on 78th and Roosevelt late weeknights and always seems to have flare and passion for her delicious little Arepas. It amazes me how she can bring a taste of her country and most likely emigrated to America in hopes of a better life with her family. The Arepas alone are delicious and it would be great to cover her story with photos and the process of making these delights. Street food can be hit or miss and she definitely hit it big, it is these non traditional culinary finds that makes living in the city so great, and the people that make it.