“I am from” by Cynthia Lightbody
I am from barley
from the mountains, maple trees
and the Okanagan Lake.
I am from cherry tomatoes
sweet, round
acidic.
From lessons about poisonous plants and understanding tide schedules,
From Opa
and Brenda.
From chamomile
and blackberries.
I am from the long wooden spatula
stirring,
garbanzo beans,
rhododendrons,
and Sunday night dinners.
My name is Cynthia and I am in my fourth year at UBC. I grew up in North Vancouver, and still live there now with my parents and two younger sisters. I was originally planning to major in Psychology, but switched my major to Spanish. I decided to take LAST303 to learn more about a topic that I discovered I am super interested in! I am very excited for this course 🙂
Hi Cynthia! I am Khushi, extremely excited to meet you especially after reading the word garbanzo beans! I am a huge fan of garbanzo beans, they are really common in my culture (I am Indian but my family currently lives in Peru). What an interesting switch between Psychology and Spanish, I am sure you will enjoy Spanish, it truly is a wonderful language. Hope to get to know you soon!
I think its interesting that we both chose Barley, and we both from the north shore! Chamomile is another one I considered, and rhododendrons are iconic to north vancouver for me.
Your poem is timely, as the cherry tomatoes are presently sweet, round, acidic, and delicious 🙂 So glad to have you as a Spanish major, Cynthia… and glad to have you in LAST303! Welcome!