Nice to meet you in this course and this is my first years of collage. I came here to America for about four years. In these recent years, I had been very confused and lost about the future because I felt that everything was messed up until my high school teacher asked me what my dream was. To be a chef, be a man that can bring happiness to the people by food. The hospitality management is useful and it offers all the skills for challenging the society.
Before i came to America, my dad was my instructor, leading me through this cooking pathway, always letting me cook because everything comes from practice. He tried to send me to other restaurants and hoped I can learn more from them. The first chef that I had met was Master Lin; he never let me cook and just gave me some trivia. I often felt unhappy about it and even wanted to leave until he said something in front of me. He said “the reason that I don’t want you to cook is because I want you to learn everything about the kitchen first”. A chef is not only cooking, he should be omnipotent. It’s a modern society here, you can find cooking methods on the internet and there will be an opportunity to get more experiences. Fortunately, I found this course and believes that it can really help me because it is an academic education. This course attracts me most because it will teach me how to manger a business. I like cooking, but I am more interested in how to own a restaurant. I believe these four years in college can strengthen our foundation and develop our relation network. We don’t know what will happen in the future, but we should work hard now because all that you’ve had prepared is for tomorrow.
Master Lin sounds like a brilliant chef and educator, he, together with your father, have provided you with a strong foundation. With more work you will be prepared for tomorrow.