Dear Loved Ones,
As many of you know, I have been interested in going to culinary school since I was a junior at Brebeuf Jesuit. As many of you may also know, I have been planning on going to culinary school as soon as I graduated from Le Moyne. Well, those plans have changed a little. I can no longer logically put off my burning passion for the culinary arts. This fall (the fall of 2007) I will start my culinary education. Unfortunately, this means that I will not be returning to Le Moyne College. Starting at the end of August, I will begin my quest to enroll at the Culinary Institute of America (CIA), the country’s most prestigious, longest running, and rigorous culinary education institution.
I will begin by finding a job in a kitchen. In order to enroll at the CIA, I must first have six months of experience in a working live-prep kitchen. During these six months I will also be taking classes at Ivy Tech State College in the Hospitality Management division. These introductory classes will give me the basics necessary for both the kitchen job and enrollment at the CIA. It’s going to be a hard year, but I know that it will all pay off when I start at the CIA in the Fall of 2008. I will then attend the CIA for another four years to receive a Bachelors of Professional Studies in the Culinary Arts. This degree from the CIA is recognized all over the world as proof of the best cooking education in North America.
Let me tell you all how hard it has been to make this decision. I have been interested in the CIA for years, but thinking about this decision since the end of May. Le Moyne is my home. It is just as much a part of me as Indianapolis. I have learned more about life and grown more in my one year on The Heights than I have in all of my 19 years of life. I have never had to make a decision harder than this. The thought of leaving all of the wonderful people I know….my best friends in the world….is incredibly hard. I know I will miss all of you like crazy. It’s not that I am no longer interested in Peace and Global Studies or French, it’s just that I need to follow my passion. All of you who are close to me know that I feel like people who have jobs they don’t enjoy or refuse to takes risks to be happy are not truly living. I need to cook. It’s in my blood. I live, eat, breath, and dream about food. I need to follow this passion.
I would also like to apologize. I am so sorry to the people I am leaving at LMC. I love all of you so much and I know my life this year will be so different without all of you. I am especially sorry to the housemates of Townhouse 302, especially Bill. I know this leave all of you in a precarious situation. I hope they do not assign you a new housemate. You guys are awesome, though. I know you will figure it out. A very big “I’m sorry” goes out to Becky, Ben, James, Jenn, and Andrew. You are the five people who have touched me the most this past year. The thought of not spending the next few years with you is making me cry as I write. Please, all of you, try to understand that this is really what I want and what I need to do for myself. I will not loose contact with you and I plan on making as many trips to Syracuse as I can. The CIA is just an hour from NYC and 3.5 hours from Syracuse.
I would like to talk to you all about this. Please feel free to call me. In fact, I encourage all my LMC friends to let me know when you read this, as it affects all of you the most. So Dolphins, put a comment here or write on my wall or send a message to let me know that you have read this. This is going to be very hard for me, so I thank you in advance for your support as I transition.
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