It's been a bit of a slow and winding road, this journey so far.It's strange how you can start out all enthusiastic despite not having a clue what you are doing and then end up feeling anxious and despondent when it proves more difficult to make those key decisions about your future career.
Just over a week ago, I was feeling those frissons of excitement when I discovered a patisserie programme out in Vancouver. It seemed like the perfect opportunity and adventure to be had. I have all these fond memories of Vancouver from when I went to the Rockies a few years ago - and here was a chance to spend 6 months there whilst training for my new vocation! 3 sleepless nights later I realised that it wasn't as simple as that and I had to put aside some of my naivety if ever I was going to give this year out a chance. There were many reasons why I changed my mind, the biggest was money. The more I researched, the more the cost grew until suddenly the cost of my adventure exceeded 12,000 pounds. The training, accommodation, flights, living, insurance. I can learn all the same thing in Europe for cheaper and not have to be on the other side of the world to everyone I knew.
And so I said goodbye to that idea and I have applied to study at Le Cordon Bleu in London. It has a good reputation and will take only 10 weeks, which leaves me with a little bit of skill and lots of time to find myself that job within which to gain experience.
In the meantime I carry on with the quest to make the perfect sponge....
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