In a time like this, it is rare for a person to persuade their dreams. It is very rare for a person to follow their dreams, whether it’s because of the lack of opportunity or failing to work hard for it. Statistic says that only 31 percent of Americans actually enjoy their job. Growing up, I had the privileged to see my grandmother and mother in the kitchen. The passion I saw in their eyes while they cooked for the family, motivated me to learn. My mother always told me, “cooking is an art, you can always make it your own invention. You are your own limitation, let your creativity run free. Cooking is the way of making someone feel good, they could have the worse day but have a well-cooked meal and their entire mood changes for the better.”
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I want to become the best of the best, and with that comes time and dedication and of course hard work. 5 to 8 years after graduating I would love to open my own restaurant. I started cooking at a very small age, growing up I helped my parents with my siblings and that’s when I started liking the idea of being in the kitchen. While in my last year of high school I took a cooking class I learned a lot along the way. During that class, we competed. I got the chance to compete and during the last competition we had, I placed 4th out of 26. That was at the time a big accomplishment for me. After high school, I joined the military as a culinary specialist, after graduating the school (training) for the culinary specialist I was station in Korea, where I was trained more and later on was placed in a team that competed with other dfacs (which is a dining facility). I was given awards for my hard work. I have been in a kitchen for 3 years in the army, 5years in a fast food restaurant and was cooking with my mom since I could remember. All those years doing the same thing and not once have I gotten tired of it. On the contrary, I have fallen more in love with my passion for
I want to become the best of the best, and with that comes time and dedication and of course hard work. 5 to 8 years after graduating I would love to open my own restaurant. I started cooking at a very small age, growing up I helped my parents with my siblings and that’s when I started liking the idea of being in the kitchen. While in my last year of high school I took a cooking class I learned a lot along the way. During that class, we competed. I got the chance to compete and during the last competition we had, I placed 4th out of 26. That was at the time a big accomplishment for me. After high school, I joined the military as a culinary specialist, after graduating the school (training) for the culinary specialist I was station in Korea, where I was trained more and later on was placed in a team that competed with other dfacs (which is a dining facility). I was given awards for my hard work. I have been in a kitchen for 3 years in the army, 5years in a fast food restaurant and was cooking with my mom since I could remember. All those years doing the same thing and not once have I gotten tired of it. On the contrary, I have fallen more in love with my passion for