Introduction

Hello,

My name is Bianca Cimino and I am currently in my third year of post-secondary education.  I am a Nutrition and Food Science major, and hope to become a registered dietician once graduated.  Soccer, as well as traveling are my favorite past times.  This summer I had the opportunity to experience the european culture in Italy, Spain, and France. After spending a month with my family in Italy, it quickly becomes obvious how important food is to the Italian culture.  This being said, I one day aspire to expand my nutrition knowledge in collaboration with the european culture.

                         My Family gathering in Italy - as you can see food is a MAJOR part of it! 

I am currently using a few forms of social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Skype, and just recently learning to use Blogger! I am currently not using any of these as a source of research or work, rather, to keep in touch with long distance family/friends, keep in touch with events and the lives of those close to me.  Though we have only just begun ALES 204, it is becoming evident how these forms of communication can be useful when relating to research or work. We can use things such as Twitter to expand client base or name, or to better get a message across to a large group. For example Linda Miner is a nutritionist from Vancouver who uses Twitter to send out nutrition newsletters and fun facts.  Also, blogging can be beneficial to get across an opinion or relay information in a more personal matter.  A fellow ALES 204 student with an interest similar to mine, nutrition, also using Blogger can be found here.

I am looking forward to continuing my formal nutrition studies - at the University, and also informal studies based on nutrition and food while traveling back to europe again this summer.  I hope to look more in depth into the mediterranean diet, and all the home-made foods that come along with it!

For more ALES 204 related assignments, and future nutrition posts keep visiting my blog!