Role Model: Ferran Adria Of El Bulli

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I think the past three weeks in class have been very educational overall. We have covered 9 leaders of the world, and if I have to choose one leader as a role model, I would like to pick Ferran Adria of El Bulli.
I heard about El Bulli only as a movie, but I did not know what it was about. Now I know it is the restaurant where the great chef, ferran adria runs. What i like most about him is his attitude towards life. He has been trying to create new things entire his life, which is similar with my values. It is always tough being the first one since they are going through where anyone has never been before. While they are facing criticism, yet they are still working on and taking a risk. I think it really needs much courage, which is not at

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