Movie + Food = LOVE

            The Secret to beauty is “For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.” These were the wise words imparted to us by Audrey Hepburn.  Audrey Hepburn is remembered by most people because of her graceful petite body, air of elegance, iconic style, and timeless beauty. But there is more to her than what meets the eye. She was more than just another pretty face. The beautiful and elegant Audrey Kathleen Ruston was born on May 4, 1929 in Ixelles, a municipality in Brussels, Belgium. Her father was Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston - a one-time honorary British consul in the Dutch East Indies. Her mother, Baroness Ella van Heemstra, was a Dutch aristocrat. Due to her mother’s family in the Netherlands and her father’s British background, the family frequently traveled. Thus, Audrey Hepburn became fluent in 5 languages – English, Dutch, French, Spani

Benjamin Franklin once said that there are three extremely hard things: steel, a diamond, and to know one’s self. I guess you are all wondering why I just mentioned that. It’s because I want to share with you a recent revelation of mine. This revelation started with a difficult task and a secret. On my first week in college, my block mates and  I were tasked to create a four to six minute introductory speech about ourselves. Our professor gave us some tips on how to start a speech. He said one way was to tell your audience a secret. Well, I have a secret. My secret is that I find it really hard to talk about or describe myself. By Saturday night, I was starting to panic because a classmate of mine requested that we submit the outline of our speeches by Monday (the assignment was given to us the previous Thursday) and I still had no idea what I wanted to share about myself. I decided to ask my best friend for some suggestions. He said that I could talk about my likes, disli