Day Two: First day of class

I am in AOS Section 11 i take intro to gastronomy with B&P 2 this class so far is pretty good we didn't intros today and a sensory test to see if we could tell what we were smelling in a hidden cup it showed us how hard it is to distinguish different scents when they are paired with multiple other smells and also how smells can remind us of things good or bad.

I also went to Math online to figure out how to navigate the online class! i think i get to not go to Writing Woooo I have to ask about that in a little bit after I finish this post i am also going to take pics of the campus and stuff so you can see my room and all that jazz

Day one :Orientation

Prepare for Boredom, some breaks, and a tasty lunch!

This day was long but we got our toolkits and parking passes etc... and a LOT of important info.

no real class met some cool people in my class

oh yeah Sunday I moved into my dorm it's pretty sweet not far from the school at all I can walk or ride the shuttle to the school and back... plan on a bike ride later in the week to check out the library and town...

okay now to type and post about day 2

-Zac

Okay Everybody The journey has began

Today i got up and finished packing all my clothes and books and the Sum of my life into boxes and into my truck so we could head out to California.

I said goodbye to my sister and our animals left the house got gas and started on my way south stopped in Kelso/Longview to say bye to a friend before going to woodburn looking for clothes that meet the dress code. (the dress code is a big concern for me i am curious how strictly it is enforced.) Here I am now in Grants Pass Oregon about 60 miles north of Cali we have about 6 hours of driving left to go tomorrow/sunday.

We are going to the Sun Dial bridge in Redding California and hopefully the Jelly Belly Factory.maybe some other places along the way... The Driving is sooo boring!

My nerves are Killing me! i have felt sick all day i am nervous because i Dunno really Anything about my room mate so sunday could be Way Awkward! I'm Excited and nervous hopefully monday will ease all that out...

I think that's all for tonight, i may write again tomorrow if not I most definitely will on Sunday! from my dorm room

-Zac

Ok so this is my first post

My name is Zac; this blog will be a (time willing) day to day story of my trip through Training at The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone.

As it stands now on Jan/03/10 :Ii was accepted in Mid Oct for the Jan 25th start date Associates in Culinary Arts Program

I applied for loans and all that easily with assistance from the school applied for housing (and received confirmation that I am in the Vineyard lodge!)

I move in on the 24th

My last day working in the kitchen of the Bremerton Elks was last night I started there in April to fulfill the 6 month requirement which calls for 10-15 hours a week in a kitchen where 50% of the food is prepared in house

I finished my Volunteer time at the Lifelong AIDS Alliance Chicken soup brigade a couple weeks ago after almost a year of volunteering

okay so that's about where I stand at this point I'm just counting the days till I road trip down, I'm figuring out some stuff still ordering acceptable shoes seeing if Dickies are acceptable pants for "California Business Casual" dress (I can only hope)

I plan to update this blog with pics of what I create work load info just daily learning's weekend activities and just other stuff that happens while I am In California for roughly the next 2 years minus the 18 week externship at TBD. I think I am done for today with this post check back on the daily for more info, especially after the 25th