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Today I went with my drawing class to the Boboli Gardens to sketch landscapes. I sat in a patch of clovers and found a bunch of four and five leaf clovers while I was sketching. I picked them (even though I'm not sure if you're technically allowed). They didn't seem to help me with my drawing, or keeping the bugs away from me. I got bit up so bad that I was actually bleeding. I didn't know it was possible to bleed from a bug bite without scratching it. So, my body pretty much looks like I have chicken pox, both from the Garden today, and from the mosquitoes biting me at night. My throat seems like it's starting to get sore too. It's only on the right side though, which is strange.
Anyway, I sat down tonight and figured out how many credits I need to graduate once I come back from Italy. After Italy I will have 22 remaining credits to fulfill for graduation. Most are studio classes, but I also have my gym activity (how pathetic that I left that until Senior year), and an elective course. I think I might try to take a marketing or management course for two reasons: one being to appease my father, and two being that I have now started to consider becoming a cake decorator as a career. This would entail trying to gain a position at a bakery in High Point part-time when I come home for the rest of the school year, and if successful, learning as much as possible while I'm there. I would also have to take culinary classes at a community college after I graduate from HPU, while working a real job so I have money to pay for them. Then I would need to find a job at a bakery once again (either full or part-time), learn all the tricks of the trade, and eventually save up until I could open a bakery of my own.
How did I come to the decision of cake decorator you may ask? Well, I was talking to a friend from high school the other night about what I could do with a BA degree in studio arts. She suggested I teach. Then I explained that I was originally going to school for art education, but that I no longer want to teach. She then asked me what I really want to do with my life. I jokingly said I've always wanted to own my own bakery. This is true, I really have always wanted to own my own bakery, but I never thought it was a reasonable and obtainable life goal. After I mentioned wanting to own a bakery the words cake decorator just seemed to fit. The more I thought about this, the more appealing the idea of being a cake decorator has become. Of course, I will take a cake decorating class in the near future to see how I like it, but cake decorating is like putting art and food together. I love both. Cake decorators use fine motor skills. I thoroughly enjoy using fine motor skills for even the most tedious tasks. Cake decorators create art (out of food). I haven't created art out of food yet, but I'm a studio art major, so obviously I create art. Cake decorators enjoy baking. I enjoy baking. Obviously I don't know everything that the cake decorating career entails, but right now it seems like a very good possibility.
I have a quiz and an oral presentation in Italian tomorrow. I am feeling pretty confident about both. I really enjoy my Italian class. I walked 4.5 miles today, and it truly didn't seem like I even did that much walking. I love that Florence is so easy to maneuver on foot. I wish I could walk more at home. The only thing I do not like about walking is how tiny the sidewalks are compared to how many people try and crowd on them while they are walking. It makes walking difficult sometimes, especially when I get stuck behind people who are walking really slow. I understand Italians like to stroll, but sometimes I need to get to a class and I just don't have the time to stroll along with them. Well, I hope my throat feels better tomorrow. I can't believe tomorrow (or today technically) is October 1st! September flew by. It seems like I just got here, and already a month has gone by. Wow! Anyway, I'd say it's time for bed.
Ciao,
Emily
Anyway, I sat down tonight and figured out how many credits I need to graduate once I come back from Italy. After Italy I will have 22 remaining credits to fulfill for graduation. Most are studio classes, but I also have my gym activity (how pathetic that I left that until Senior year), and an elective course. I think I might try to take a marketing or management course for two reasons: one being to appease my father, and two being that I have now started to consider becoming a cake decorator as a career. This would entail trying to gain a position at a bakery in High Point part-time when I come home for the rest of the school year, and if successful, learning as much as possible while I'm there. I would also have to take culinary classes at a community college after I graduate from HPU, while working a real job so I have money to pay for them. Then I would need to find a job at a bakery once again (either full or part-time), learn all the tricks of the trade, and eventually save up until I could open a bakery of my own.
How did I come to the decision of cake decorator you may ask? Well, I was talking to a friend from high school the other night about what I could do with a BA degree in studio arts. She suggested I teach. Then I explained that I was originally going to school for art education, but that I no longer want to teach. She then asked me what I really want to do with my life. I jokingly said I've always wanted to own my own bakery. This is true, I really have always wanted to own my own bakery, but I never thought it was a reasonable and obtainable life goal. After I mentioned wanting to own a bakery the words cake decorator just seemed to fit. The more I thought about this, the more appealing the idea of being a cake decorator has become. Of course, I will take a cake decorating class in the near future to see how I like it, but cake decorating is like putting art and food together. I love both. Cake decorators use fine motor skills. I thoroughly enjoy using fine motor skills for even the most tedious tasks. Cake decorators create art (out of food). I haven't created art out of food yet, but I'm a studio art major, so obviously I create art. Cake decorators enjoy baking. I enjoy baking. Obviously I don't know everything that the cake decorating career entails, but right now it seems like a very good possibility.
I have a quiz and an oral presentation in Italian tomorrow. I am feeling pretty confident about both. I really enjoy my Italian class. I walked 4.5 miles today, and it truly didn't seem like I even did that much walking. I love that Florence is so easy to maneuver on foot. I wish I could walk more at home. The only thing I do not like about walking is how tiny the sidewalks are compared to how many people try and crowd on them while they are walking. It makes walking difficult sometimes, especially when I get stuck behind people who are walking really slow. I understand Italians like to stroll, but sometimes I need to get to a class and I just don't have the time to stroll along with them. Well, I hope my throat feels better tomorrow. I can't believe tomorrow (or today technically) is October 1st! September flew by. It seems like I just got here, and already a month has gone by. Wow! Anyway, I'd say it's time for bed.
Ciao,
Emily