Texting is a wonderful thing. It saves me a lot of time and energy without as many disruptions as a phone call would. I would most definitely say that I am addicted to texting, although I am not near as bad as I used to be. I’m constantly on my phone, texting away. I do, however, know when it is time to put away my cell phone and pay attention to what I’m doing, like when driving, or talking to someone, or at a job interview. I believe that texting is yet another major convenience in today’s fast paced society. I avoid phone calls completely, unless it’s a need-to-know-now situation.

                I do, however, believe that texting is sometimes relied on far too much and has too much of a hold on today’s society, especially those who are younger. Many accidents have occurred due to people being too absorbed in their text messages to pay attention to what is going on around them. Much of these could be avoided by simply putting the phone down and paying attention to their surroundings. Texting is without a doubt one of the greatest technologies in my life, but, like with all things, there is a time and place.

Fast food was not really a big part of my life as a child. My family and I ate out once in a great while, mostly because of financial issues, but for the most part, we would eat all our meals at home, where they were usually cooked by my mom. On the rare occasions that we did chose to go get a bite to eat, it was usually at places like McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Church’s Chicken, Popeye’s, or Taco Bell. I remember my favorite thing to eat was chicken strips, or chicken nuggets. Any time we would go out, I would immediately ask for chicken nuggets. Sometimes, going to a fast food place was used a reward, or even as a celebration. Good grades, awards in school, a praise sent home from teachers in the form of phone calls or notes, birthdays, anniversaries, and a few other assorted holidays were reasons to go out to eat. Going out to eat always made me really excited. It was sort do a big deal for me, as I was young and it did not really happen often. I always just related going out to eat, even at a fast food place, as a good thing.

Fast food now is, unfortunately, a big part of my every day life. I eat at places like Del Taco, Popeye’s, Taco Bell, McDonalds, Subway, Carl’s Jr, Jack in the Box, Burger King, and other assorted fast food places much more often than I would like to admit. It’s so quick and simple, and I’m usually pretty lazy, so I’ll walk to the nearest fast food places and grab a bite to eat. I eat fast food at least a few times a week. It makes life easier on me with such a busy schedule, especially now that I’m juggling school and everything else. I am not exactly happy that I eat it so much, but with today’s fast paced world, it just sort of happens. But I’m getting better about it. I am trying to refrain from eating any fast food, and I have cut back tremendously, but I feel that it is still not enough. A diet of mostly fast food is not a healthy lifestyle choice and it is most definitely time for a change. Home cooked meals taste far more delicious anyways! My trying to avoid fast food is yet another fantastic reason for me to be taking culinary classes. All I need to work on now is my laziness.

My past is many things. There has been good, bad, up, down, and everything in between. I try not to reflect on the bad too much, but I know that all the things in my past, both good and bad, have made me who I am today. I wasn’t exactly the best child, I always was getting into trouble and being my independent and highly stubborn self. As the years went on, I showed more and more of a desire to prove people wrong, whether in a positive way or a negative way.

Today, I am very happy with the person that I am. I am very confident in my abilities to succeed. I am happy with where I’m at in life and I know that I still have a long way to go. I’m currently living in Simi Valley with far too much of my family, and things are kind of crazy sometimes. Living with 6 other people, going to college, and trying to find a job is definitely interesting.

As for my future, I’ve made some major goals. I plan on one day owning a chain of fine dining restaurants all over the world. Sort of like a high-end Mcdonalds. I will travel somewhere to learn different cooking styles from as many different cultures as I possibly can. I see a very bright future for myself, so long as I continue to push myself now.