For my Major
Project, my goal was to learn how to make some Peruvian dishes. I chose to do
this because I am from Peru and I really wanted to know how to cook some Peruvian
food now that I live far from home. I miss the food a lot and I have to admit that it was my main
motivation to learn this.
I think this
project was a great experience and I had lots of fun during these five weeks. My
main concern at the beginning was the time. I am good at cooking, mainly
baking, but these dishes were real challenges for me. I didn’t only need to
wait for some ingredients that I bought online but most of the recipes had lots
of steps. I think that is why I never felt like cooking while living in Peru.
It is just too much work, but I have to admit that it is so worth it! Something else that presented
a challenge for me is that I had to be really organized not to forget to take
pictures or make videos for every step of the process. My husband helped me
with the video I made for one recipe, but besides that time I worked cooking and
taking pictures at the same time by myself, and that wasn’t very easy.
I am also
glad I got to manage to use many cool tools we learned about during class. I used Bubbl to make my Major Project concept map at the beginning of this project. I
used Thinglink to show the ingredients for each recipe. I liked that it is an interactive
way to display many items in a picture but I also liked that I could include
links so readers could learn about certain Peruvian ingredients. Another cool
tool I used a few times is Canva. I made an infographic and a collage to show the
steps of two recipes. I think this cool tool is very easy to use and I really
enjoy all its features. Haiku Deck is another cool tool I used to make a slides
presentation for two recipes. Finally, I used Kizoa to make a video. This was
the first time I made a video so I felt very nervous. However, this cool tool
was very user-friendly and I think I did a good job with it.
Overall, I
feel very proud because my cooking skills improved a lot and everything I made
tasted great. I finished with everything I had planned to do on time and now I
know how to make some Peruvian food. I will definitely make these dishes again
and use everything I learned during these weeks. 😊