Personal Statement: A Career As A Chef

As a child, you want to become so many things when you grow up. Your parents even tell you that you can be anything that you want to be. As a result, children tend to say, “I want to be a princess.”, “I want to be an astronaut.”, or “I want to be President of the United States.” When I was just seven years old, I told my parents,”I want to be a chef.”, and the reason for this was because I found a huge interest in cooking, and because my father was a chef as well. My parents, just like most parents, supported what I wanted to be, and so as a child they let me live my dream. With my dream planned and set, I never thought that it would change. Every early morning, I would get up and ready just to ask everyone in my household what they wanted for breakfast. My mother and I would cook everyone what they specifically wanted; I even had a little notebook to write their ‘orders’ in. I started doing this when I …show more content…
I am very much different than my family, especially my siblings when it comes to school and education, which is why if I become a nurse, I want to strive to then be so much more than that, for example, a doctor or surgeon. In elementary, I never once got in trouble for not doing my homework, or getting bad grades, this is still something I don't get in trouble for. Maintaining good grades and attending ECHS is my path towards achieving my dream, and I know that sooner or later I will be on the road to success, meaning actually attending Sonoma State, my wanted college. After my mother's surgery recovery, I began telling my parents, “I want to be a nurse.”, and just as they did before, they supported my dream, and till this day, they still do. My whole experience as a child has set the stage for my entire life, and I learned that pursuing my dream makes me happy, and I will someday be happier when I reach my