Quito Scholarship Essay

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Hello,
I am an American writer based in Quito, Ecuador who is passionate about food. In the States, I had the priveledge of working with a number of talented chefs in Colorado and Chicago. I found your website a few years ago and have avidly followed it with interest from abroad.
Living in Quito has given me a new perspective on the food and restaurant scene in the U.S. Quito is fastly becoming an international city, but the culinary scene pales in comaprrision to major cities in the United States. This perspective gives me a unique insight to work from to write cotent for Cozymeal.
I've worked for eight years as a freelance writer and editor in Quito. Most of my past projects focus on travel; I updated the 2015 Moon Ecuador and the Galapagos guidebook and am currently writing for the Galapagos Safari Camp.
In spite of this, a lifelong passion of mine is food and cooking. For the guidebook, I spent a large part of my research finding new restaruants and chefs in Quito and the other popular
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Being able to write specifcally about a subject that I love for a company doing something innovative would be a great way to highlight the aspects of the American culture that I miss the most.
I'm adept at the skills that you listed, and pride myself at surpassing expectations once I understand the basics and have learned the nuances of a project.
I'm available by Skype within a few hours notice and can be reached through this email daily. If you feel that a win-win collaboration is within reach, please contact me to discuss the details. I have found that once the logistics of working remotely from Quito are taken care of, bridging the distance between Quito and the States isn't a hard journey. Thanks for your time and I look forward to hearing from

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