Why I Burp
For the record, I love every country that has good food. 
Hi, my name is Sophia, and I am a human being.
I am real—with real and daily problems, emotions, and thoughts. Here in my blog, I don’t hide or sugarcoat things. You will see me laugh, you will see me excited, happy, and delighted, but you will also see me cry, bitch, grumble, and yes, use the occasional curse words.
I am a college student in Southern California, who somehow foolishly and naively thought she might try to break it into the journalism world. No, I will not ever strike it rich—but I know where my passion lies and I will pursue it. I’m passionate about God, about people, about making a difference, about writing, about food, about experiencing and learning everything I can— and somehow, this blog fits every category mentioned. So yeah, it’s not just a food blog…but then when has food ever just been about food?
After a long struggle with Anorexia, I’ve especially discovered and experienced the many metaphors of food and its functions in life. And that’s where this blog comes along: it’s the chronicle of my adventures and experiments with food within the metaphors of life.
Some other facts about me:
I am Korean, but I moved to Singapore when I was four because my father, a missionary, ministers to the Chinese people. When I turned fourteen, we moved again to America to establish another Chinese church. I guess I would say I am “Korean by nationality and culture, but with Singaporean, Chinese, and American influences significant enough to seriously question that statement.” I speak, write, and read English, Korean, and Chinese: Korean at home with my family, English with friends, Chinese in church.
My favorite food is cheese, sweet potatoes, runny eggs, sandwiches, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and good, artisanal bread, but honestly, I will pretty much eat anything and everything so long as it’s not crap or slimy insects.
I love to cook and experiment with different ingredients, so be prepared for loads of creative recipes. If I had a bit more money, I would eat out more, but I do have occasional restaurant reviews. If you want to treat me lunch, email me. 
Why Burp and Slurp? Tell me, have you met any human being who never burps and slurps? Neither have I. Now, did I not say I am a human being?
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Wow, I am truly encouraged by your faith. God is good and I am so glad I found your blog through Gina’s!
Cheers!
LC
Hey! What school do you attend in Southern Cali.? I’m going to be starting a graduate program at USC this fall!
Hey Emily!
Which graduate program are you in?
I go to the Annenberg school of Journalism in USC!! Wow, we’ll be fellow schoolmates!
Thank you for visiting my blog! You are so adorable and make me miss Asian food so much. Maybe you’ll take some pictures of Vietnamese food?
thanks for stopping by my blog! i love what you have written on this page and am excited to keep reading!
i love to eat asian foods because they are tasty and spicy.”*;
Hi there! I stumbled upon your blog while trying to find other blogs to read and I’ve been an avid reader for a while. I have to say that your blog is one of my favourites, mainly because I love your fierce attitude towards everything,and your blog has been one of the few blogs I read to encourage myself to stay strong against my own personal eating disorder. I am currently in the recovery stage of anorexia, and I still love to read your blog. I’ve just started my own blog, though, I don’t really know what to do with it
Anyways, I just wanted to stop by to say hi and tell you what an inspiration you are and thank you so much!
V.
HI Sophia! It seems we have a lot in common!
I’m so glad you found my site, so I could come and find yours! Your story is very inspirational. Love your honesty and humor. I’ll definitely be back for more
Hi Sophia! I’m happy I’ve found your blog!
The way you write made me smile, and I love you are so honest and open.
Hi Sophia,
I just found your blog and have been reading for a few weeks. I just want to say that I enjoy your writing and your blah blah blahs
I like it when people are straightforward and don’t sugarcoat, it avoids drama in the long run, you know what I mean?
I am from SoCal too so we are not too far from each other.
~ Lea
OMG, I love your blog name!! Haven’t looked around much yet, but am bookmarking! Thanks for the comment.
Hi Sophia, thanks so much for leaving a comment on my blog, and which allowed me to discouver your blog. I enjoyed reading some of your posts and look forward to following.
Sophia, you have a great blog with tons of personality and spirit. Keep up the good work!
Hi,
I hope you don’t mind questions…re your gaining weight days…are you all better now? I’m a lot older than you (thirty years). But my body is broken…lots of digestion and bowel issues…not sure anymore what the cause and effect is…i now fear some foods simply because of the distress you put me through. I desperately need to gain…very low. Although BMI and scale is only “relative”. I have zero energy; I honestly feel I don’t deserve carbs and grains…because I don’t exercise. I walk leisurely, other than that I sit ALL the time (my job, watching tv, reading)…that is all i do. Its been so long like this. I am achy and full of bowel disruptions and I feel I don’t deserve grains cause people who exercise barely eat a lot. I cannot believe how little exercisers eat…how and why on earth would I need so much more? Energetic people who eat simple soup or salad for a meal or something.
I’m tired of feeling my meals must be perfect; I’m tired of worrying that I way way eat too much too much dairy and animal products and carbs from so much other stuff…plus fats, my goodness, i have a lot of that. I just want to be free. How to deal with it? I’ve been to therapists, etc…useless. Its all on me now. I have to get that courage and just do it. I am like 30 lbs underweight. At this rate it will be LONGER than a year to gain all the weight…all I do is sit and sit. I can’t focus; I just watch stupid tv and read all the time…so tired of it. Any tips? And if I need to gain; think its okay to eat some foods that are not good for my tummy (dairy, etc) ANYWAY, just to make this easier?…just to feel unrestricted and unlimited? You can email me if you wouldn’t mind…sorry if any of this bothers you. I think I’m just venting out a bunch of words suddenly.
Hi Sofia! I love your sense of humor! I can’t wait to read more!
You have no idea how happy I am to have found you and your blog. It gives me so much hope. We seem to be so similar, and I’ve been needing to feel like I’m not alone in my changing relationships with my body, cooking, food, and God.
I love your connect icons. So adorable! I’m glad that I found your blog. Can’t wait to read more!
Hi Sophia, it looks like you are a fellow Third Culture Kid and blogger who also ended up in Southern California. Thank you for sharing yourself here on your blog, I’d actually like to get in touch with you regarding topics of being a fellow TCK, and on blogging.
Hi Sophia,
As I read more of your blog and try to understand and appreciate your battle with ED, the more I want to appreciate good health and the ability to eat all my favourite foods, not to mention my favourite booze.
I hardly know you but I believe you to be courageous and yet down to earth with a wonderful personality. Here’s a wonderful song for you, composed by one of my favourite composers, transcribed by a legendary American musician and played by one of my favourite pianists who happens to be Korean like you. I hope you like it:
http://chopinandmysaucepan.com/gershwins-embraceable-you-transcription-by-earl-wild
OMG, listening to it right now while I type!! I love it! Thank you so much for sharing, and the kind words. <3
I love looking at her expression as she plays: it’s one of concentration and bliss and relaxation at the same time. I’m in love~
I had to come and visit you. How could I resist a blog called Burp and Slurp?! I love how you can talk about totally real issues and have such a great sense of humor at the same time. I really enjoyed perusing your blog and will be reading along.
Thanks for stopping by Sophia..What a interesting blog you have!! I read 1-2 posts an drealized I ll thoroughly enjoy myself here. So glad to connect!
hi there! it’s nice to stumble upon this blog thru Candid RD.
Looking forward to reading posts here 
Weird and random question, but did you go to Northwestern? You look so familiar..I’m pretty sure I saw you around campus when I was in school there! Either way, I’m looking forward to reading more about your journey!
Yes! I was at Northwestern year 2006 for just about a month.
Hey Sophia! I just came across your blog. I found your blog from the foodbuzz contests and your blog was one of thhe nominees in one of the categories…and it just so happened that I didn’t know any blogs in that specific category, and your blog title caught my eye (lol so funny, i love it!) so I checked out your blog and needless to say I voted for you. I can’t wait to read more about you!
wow, thank you, Lisa! Hee hee, my blog title attracts people with humor and I love it! xD
Dear Sophia:
I began reading your blog tonight after googleing the phrase fear of gaining weight. I like to think that God led me to your blog, but at the moment my heart is so full of fear and pain, I am having difficulty with any positive thoughts. I have been struggling, watching my 13 year old daughter find herself trapped in an ED these last few months. She refuses to accept she has this disorder yet, but does accept that she is not getting enough nutrition. She has been fighting her fears by adding 1 fat gram a day to her diet to reach the goal of 20 we planned with her doctor. We have also been increasing her calories which tend to hover around 1200 a day. She does this for me, to please me and to lesson my fears. Unfortunately, despite these changes she is still quickly loosing weight. I have only read so far as the black holes and I feel I need an emotional break, this information hits too close to home. Reading your Dad’s Q&A brought me to tears. I am empowered by your parents faith and your strength. I write tonight to ask for a prayer for my sweet child Meg. I do not know who this monster is that entered her, but we all know it is there, and with the Grace of God I am gonna led her to kick it the hell out of here. I want to thank you for your blog, I know it must be difficult to write, but your experience can be helpful to so many others.
Dear Lauren,
I’ll absolutely keep your precious daughter Meg in mind and prayers. If she ever needs someone to talk to about her ED, please tell her to email me. And please don’t despair and give up hope. Our God is greater than any disease in the world.
Sophia,
I’ve been reading some of your weekend ED posts for the past couple weeks, and I just want to let you know that they are super enlightening for me. I’m a high school senior and I’ve had anorexia with purging behaviors (the purging being overexercising) for about a year now and I just started my sixth week at an Intensive Outpatient Program. It’s been tough to find support and I’ve been getting discouraged with myself a lot, but every time I get on your blog, I see hope in my future. It’s tough to see how my future could be if I ever fully recover, but seeing you definitely gives me motivation and someone to look up to throughout this ridiculously hard recovery process. I love food and I can’t wait to be able to have a healthy relationship with it. Just wanted to say thank you for being so inspiring!
Hi Sophia! I was researching for my biology project when i chanced upon your food blog (i was doing a project on calories) Out of curiosity, i clicked on the title and was amazed at the stunning pictures that you’ve taken! i envy you as you’re able to taste delicacies around the world. Do continue to upload more pictures of yourself and of course, the food. Can’t wait for more! ^^
Hahaha, that’s awesome. I hope the blog didn’t make you procrastinate too much!
I love your spirit and your blog! I’m so glad that I stumbled upon it!
coolest blog ever. thank you for sharing. God Bless
omg im korean and a christian too!!! and wow i just found out i have 50 more ed related entries that i can read… ilu.
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