this is me, this morning, giving the 20 minute presentation on how to make Sesame Sea Palm and Cucumber Salad. i had a friend take the picture and this is the only one that came out. i chose to post it anyway because it really shows a lot about the demo. i was relaxed when it came down to it and i found some humor inside myself i didn't know was there and used that to engage the listeners. mainly, i prayed before hand.my two roommates had me stressing all weekend because they had their demos written out (sorry, typed out) and timed to the second. they spent hours in bed at night working while i was procrastinating in mine....
what it comes down to is we all have different styles and approaches to the way we do what we do. the feedback from the fellow students was that i was at ease and relaxed, told stories they could relate to and gave them loads of nutritional facts and culinary tips that they were interested in. i couldn't have done the relaxed presentation looking at a paper to make sure i said things correctly. (thanks to renee for that vote of confidence)
it's over and i am really glad now to have the next two days to watch the other students give their demos. then friday it is finals and school ends with graduation.
it's hard to believe my time here is almost up.
we did some celebrating the past few nights here at the inn. i will be posting some pictures up on myspace soon. again, blogger takes to long so i have to use myspace for photo.
tonight the master chef felix, the one i have been raving about...made the most amazing tiramisu EVER! it was our friend helens birthday and his last night here at the inn. tomorrow he is off on another journey to hawaii. he will be missed.
felix is to the culinary world as a rock star is to the music world. he is out of this world. shines like the brightest star and everything he touches turns to gold sorta magic happening around him. it's cool to me to be around it because i have faith in the magic and can visualize that for me too in certain areas in my life.
today i noticed that i have lost some weight since being here. most of the students look that way. it's sorta funny because all we do is EAT EAT EAT. and since it has been raining so much, physical activity is not happening as much as it could. i ask, what other culinary arts school can you go to besides a raw vegan school and lose weight?
well, this is it for now.
much love & peace
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