What am I going to do for the rest of my life? I’m a year out of Culinary School and I have no idea what I want to do. Even though I graduated at the top of my class I’m completely lost. I have worked at a few restaurants in the Downtown Portland area assisting the owners and chefs. This was all fine and dandy, but nothing is silencing the voice in my head that is begging for something more stimulating.
I think I will take this fall to explore outside of my Northwest bubble. Actually, I think I will venture out of the country. Once deciding this, I realized that I should go to Europe. It has always been a dream of mine to live in another country and I have always been fond of Europe. After all, I do have all European roots of German, English, Irish, Swedish, and Greek. What is there that I cannot find in the states? I started looking online and I found my dream destination, Greece. The images of the Greek cities are divine. I loved the way cities still retain the historic image of early Greece. I have decided to tour Greece and immerse myself fully in the culture. During my school years, I have always been fascinated by the mythology of the Greeks. After studying Homers saga of the Iliad and The Odyssey, I was entranced by the ideology of these mythical gods. Each god has their own purpose and affects the Greeks everyday lives.
I also love the food. Whenever I walk into a Greek restaurant my mouth instantly waters. The aromas of the restaurant disperse though the whole restaurant spreading the aromas of rotating lamb and warm soft pita bread. I have made it my goal to learn all there is about the Greek culture and Greek food and bring it back to America and open my own Greek restaurant. So I’m leaving purchasing a ticket and packing my bags. Here I come Greece!
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