Getting Started

For years, I used to keep a daily journal, recording my life for pretty much six years straight. I made myself write every night, even when I didn't feel like it, and it really became a habit that was hard to break. I gave that up awhile ago, but now as a student at The Culinary Institute of America, I've been feeling a need to record everything that I am learning. Everyone says that the years here go by way too fast, and, honestly, I'm afraid that I already have a hard time remembering what I was learning three months ago.

This blog will also be a great way to share with others what it's like as a student at the CIA. And what better way to keep my family and friends updated? However, this blog isn't meant only for those back at home, but also for anyone else who wants to know what daily life is like inside the bakeshops of the CIA. I hope my blog becomes a useful source of information and enjoyment.

A quick introduction of myself....
My interest in baking and pastry arts really only began in the middle of high school. I was homeschooled all the way to my high school graduation, but during my last two years, I attended a culinary arts program at my local vocational school. After a basic baking class, I grew very interested and continued with advanced classes.

 At the end of the program, my Pastry Instructor recommended me for a job at local country club that was in need of a pastry chef for the summer. Their current pastry chef would be out on maternity leave for three months, and I was hired for the job. That job taught me so much about the industry and it was an amazing experience. I worked there until I had to leave for the CIA, which was a total of 10 months.

I began at the CIA in April, and am at the beginning of my second semester. Classes run in a block system, with each block being three weeks. I have just completed my second bakeshop class, so I am still in the beginning of the program. I am very excited about everything I will be learning, and can't wait to see where this career will take me!