By Tiffany Yuen ‘23, Taigu Fellow

I dream about Taigu food. Truly, mealtimes are a cherished highlight of my days. One meal, in particular, that stood out was with students who introduced Haley and I to a traditional Shanxi cuisine restaurant. We ordered far more food than four people could finish: 拨烂子 (bō làn zǐ), a stir-fried wheat noodle dish, Peking duck, millet corn soup, 刀削面 (dāo xiāo miàn), the famed knife-cut noodles of Shanxi province, and my personal favorite, 红烧肉 (hóng shāo ròu), or braised pork belly.

By Tiffany Yuen ‘23, Taigu Fellow

In Taigu, my bedroom is my comfort zone: I have cultivated a cozy space, a space I have meticulously curated and personalized to represent what “home” feels like to me. The art I’ve collected from places I visit, some art of my own, photos of my family and loved ones, Anokha’s photography (@photonokha), tchotchkes and knick-knacks that make me happy, rocks and crystals I collected from California…they all have a special place on every wall, corner, and surface of my room.