Blog 1 - Greetings!

To get all formalities out of the way, my name is Grace Chen. I'm an electrical engineering student here at OSU and I'm in my second year. I live in Calabasas, CA right now, but was born in Akron, Ohio and then moved to Iowa City, IA when I was 2.  I just joined this class so my first few blogs might be a little jumbled up in order at the moment.


As from my blogger URL, you can probably see that I was trying to be "punny" clever with the name....GRACE's kitCHEN is what I was going for, though I don't think it showed up that way on the actual URL, which is really too bad. My URL name reveals my love for puns and anything food related. Food is my life. Cook it, eat it, watch it on TV, any activity with food and you've instantly sparked my interest.


Being an engineering student, I guess I'd consider myself a nerd. I love almost anything science related, which makes this class subject really exciting for me. My love for math and science put aside, I also love art, music, food, culture, traditions, anything Disney related and most importantly, elephants! Yes, my lifelong dream as of now is to go to Thailand and ride an elephant. I really am an avid Disney fan, especially all of the old VHS movies as well as the new Disney Pixar movies. To get onto the topic of music, I've played violin since I've been 6, and I'm a die-hard Taylor Swift fan, along with the millions of other girls that probably gave me a mental thumbs upon reading that :). I also love Michael Buble, Marianas Trench, QUEEN, The Eagles, Owl City, Jack Johnson...you name it! I really do have an appreciation for the oldies, thanks to the old cassettes and record player my parents had while I was a kid. My love for music probably stems from my love of singing. Not a single day goes by without me singing along to something.


Well I don't want to reveal too much about me. I'll leave the lingering questions you have, if any, for asking me personally. I'd really love to get to know you all!