Throughout this experience, I’ve learned a lot about myself. I know that deep down inside of me, I have this need for creativity. I admit that my creativity does not show very often but through this project I have shown my true colors. In the kitchen, I loved being able to make my own masterpiece. It gave me a sense of accomplishment. I know that from cooking, I do have the patience which I never thought I could have. Somehow making food made me feel happier and gave me comfort. The best part was being able to produce this food to my family. The main reason why I started this project on cooking was due to my family. My greatest enjoyment is being with my family. Food is and always has been the thing that brings my family closer. So for me to be able to cook the way I did, just made me love it even more. I’ve also gotten a better understanding of the essential questions in Project Icarus.
My passion is being with my family and being able to express myself through food. It allows me to be creative and it brings joy to me like nothing else has. The thing that motivates me to genuine learning is knowing I have a goal. Having that big dream or goal that I need to reach drives me more towards genuine learning. The more I chase after what I want, the more I learn on the way because I know that with every success there is a mistake that has been made. I feel that you cannot learn if you have not failed. It makes you a stronger person to get back up on your feet and keep moving. In cooking, I think that is the same mindset you must have. After learning from the professionals and researching online, I realize that many cooks, even the professional ones need to take risks and learn from trial and error. It is what makes the person a better chef and that is how new recipes are developed. Some skills that I have learned from this experience is patience, precision and multitasking. These are the three main skills that I feel will help me as a lifelong learner. In the future, when I have my career and family, I am going to need to balance everything out. This will involve multitasking. As I make my way in becoming a doctor or nurse, I know that every move I make will count. This will take precision. Finally, as life comes at me I know I will need patience because I am the type of person who always wants to get to the bottom of things right away. In some cases, this is not the answer and I need to learn how to be patient.
The big question that is often asked is “what is the point of school?” I believe that the point of school is so people will be well educated and it is the point where kids start learning about the real world. If I had a choice, I would still go to school because I think that education is something really important and should be valued more. Back then some people didn’t even have the option of going to school because it was a privilege. I think that we are fortunate enough to live in a country where our education is free. The purpose of school is to make sure that kids have a future. Being scholarly and having smarts will get a person far in life. A lot of times people think that school is a waste of time and do not understand the true meaning of why we have school. I on the other hand appreciate the education I am getting now. Although schoolwork puts a lot of pressure on us, it prepares us for reality and all the stress we face as adults. As high school students, the stress we have now is not as big as how it will be later on. Later on, we will be on our own and we have to make our own decisions. School helps us being on self discipline and lets us figure out a full potential.
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