An intro or why the heck am I here

So I've tried the blogging thing a few times and I've never really found something to really rally around.  I felt like I was missing a certain something that was necessary to spur my passion and get excited about to blog about on a regular basis.  This blog came to me as I was sitting in bed at the Orlando Marriott World Center during the American Culinary Federation (ACF) conference I was attending.  This conference was truly life-changing for me.  It helped me realize that for once I truly felt like I knew what I was supposed to be doing.

Long story short, about a year ago I had an epiphany and realized something was pushing me to go to culinary school. So I started a culinary program at a local community college but I wasn't really sure what I was doing.  Working toward my culinary degree has been great - I've met some phenomenal people, learned a lot, and realized the chef community is something else.  I've gotten involved with my local ACF chapter and decided to attend the National ACF conference. While there were certainly sessions that were informative, it was the realization that spending time with  my fellow chefs and feeling that I truly belonged that spurred me to realize I want to make a difference.  Not only in the world around me, but also with myself.

Here's the post I put on Facebook that fateful morning at the Marriott:  " I feel like the Universe is telling me listen, you have experienced all this good - now you must go out and do good. I have been inspired by so much and have so many ideas. I feel like I am now a culinary missionary lol"

And today I start that mission and make the first step by starting this blog.  I see this blog covering many different topics - from various food topics to cool things I've experienced to whatever happens to be floating my boat that day. It's about me and what I'm learning about myself, food, and life in general.  It's about me, the Culinary Missionary.