"This food is for my soul, not for my stomach."
When Karina and Jenna realized that the noodles in Top Ramen sit in the gastrointestinal tract without being broken down, they knew they weren't getting any nutritive advantages to consuming their lukewarm soup. The real value lies in the soul nourishing sensation of chewing chalky noodles on a Sunday morning with a hangover.
Then it dawned on them, Top Ramen is the soul food of a generation of no-income, partially educated, fully partied human beings. Not quite real people, but somewhere stuck in the purgatory of society that we call "college".
"Top Ramen for the College Soul" is a blog that gives voice to this voiceless generation. Together they struggle to recall memory-less nights, sleepless weeks, and aimless months of wandering through the Santa Clara University life on stomachs filled with an undigested mass of noodles.
"The education of the whole person permeates everything that we do at the university in some ways"
-Michael Zampelli, Associate Professor at SCU
Father Zampelli said it best, truly capturing the ideals that Karina and Jenna live by. Each day, they strive closer to educating themselves as whole persons in the Santa Clara community.
When Karina and Jenna realized that the noodles in Top Ramen sit in the gastrointestinal tract without being broken down, they knew they weren't getting any nutritive advantages to consuming their lukewarm soup. The real value lies in the soul nourishing sensation of chewing chalky noodles on a Sunday morning with a hangover.
Then it dawned on them, Top Ramen is the soul food of a generation of no-income, partially educated, fully partied human beings. Not quite real people, but somewhere stuck in the purgatory of society that we call "college".
"Top Ramen for the College Soul" is a blog that gives voice to this voiceless generation. Together they struggle to recall memory-less nights, sleepless weeks, and aimless months of wandering through the Santa Clara University life on stomachs filled with an undigested mass of noodles.
"The education of the whole person permeates everything that we do at the university in some ways"
-Michael Zampelli, Associate Professor at SCU
Father Zampelli said it best, truly capturing the ideals that Karina and Jenna live by. Each day, they strive closer to educating themselves as whole persons in the Santa Clara community.