Friday morning started off with another session of Culinary Math. I would love for Caitlin to sit in on this class. She would laugh at the kinds of things we do. Seriously, the hardest thing we do in this class is convert form US Standard to Metric. I really like our instructor; she does not mess around. She teaches us a concept, then we do homework on it, then we move on. There is no time for review. It’s funny to watch the people in class who have not been to college before. It’s a complete adjustment for them. I am really happy that I have been to both Le Moyne and Ivy Tech. I feel ridiculously prepared and able to study. I’m looking forward to learning how to cost out a menu. It’s one of the only things that I have zero experience with in the culinary world. It will be nice to learn something new and be challenged.
Again, on Friday afternoon, I had Product Knowledge. I think that this will be my favorite class in B-Block. Right now, we are still learning basic botany. We are talking about the process that fruits and vegetable go through as they grow and develop. This will help set us up for the next five weeks. We will be going through the basic groups of produce and learn not only to identify them, but also how to pick out the most ideal one and describe their stages of development and ripeness. My instructor used to be in charge of purchasing produce and dairy for the school. She really knows her products. I would guess that she would be one of the best produce purchasers in the country, seeing as how she used to buy for the CIA. I am really looking forward to the caliber of instructors here.
On Friday night, I drove my friend Eric to the train station so that he could go home for the evening. I then spent the night hanging out with Chrissy, Justin, Rosemary, and Chris. Weekends here are kinda boring. I don’t really know too many people and several of them are under 21, so it makes going out hard. I just learned where some good bars are, so hopefully next weekend will be better. Saturday was spent going out to lunch and doing a little shopping. Then we went out to a Japanese restaurant for dinner. I had a sushi platter and it was delicious. Sunday was equally as borning. I woke up early and did some homework, then went to the Courtside Café for lunch. It is the only campus dining option on the weekends. Eating here on the weekends are going to get expensive. We are inundated with food during the week, but on the weekend there are so few options. It pretty much leaves eating out or cooking for ourselves. The kitchens in the dorms are pretty nice, but there is not much room and the provided pans are crap. Also, they have weird hours. So for dinner on Sunday, I went to Panera and had a delicious sandwich. Then it was back to campus for even more homework. I’m trying really hard not to get behind. I really want to do well here…
Today, Monday, was not much different from last Friday. I have decided to start working out again. I found the erg in the gym and used it last night and tonight. It’s a Concept II version D (about 5 years old). Sadly, though, the screen/computer are broken. It makes it tough to know how hard I am working or how far I have gone. I kinda just have to remember how it used to feel. I guess that it could be a good thing and make me focus on my pressure and technique instead of doing erging math (you rowers know what I’m talking about…) People just stare at me when I use it. I’m guessing they are not used to people erging. It is stuck tightly in between two pieces of weight equipment and the fan has a layer of dust. The chain that connects the handle to the fan is starting to rust. I think I’m going to talk to the weight room manager to see what it would take to fix the erg and get it working well again.
That’s all for now…the rest of this week should be pretty much like last…I’ll keep you updated.
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