Ana Lorena Vega Leal is a National Writer for Spoon University, where she explores trending food news around social media that concern college students' daily lives.
She is currently an undergraduate Comparative Literature major at the University of California, Berkeley, where she focuses on Spanish, Latin American and French literature for her studies. Beyond Spoon University, Ana Lorena has worked on UC Berkeley's Comparative Literature magazine Vagabond as an editor and social media manager.
Ana Lorena is a Mexican student whose interest in food was ingrained early in life by her family and her culture. Through her interests in food and culture, Ana Lorena is determined to explore the world, most recently having spent a year studying abroad in Lyon, France, a culinary capital of the world.
In her daily life, Ana Lorena has a passion for cooking for her loved ones or even just for herself, as a way to relax and explore creatively. Aside from food, Ana Lorena loves reading and spending time with her cat, Romeo.