This time last year

365 days ago I had my very first day as a Culinary Management student at Oregon Culinary  Institute.  I can honestly say that I never thought I’d make it to this day. As close as last week I thought  that it was all over and I had lived up to what have always been  most peoples expectations of me. But through a whole lot of determination  blood ,sweat and a whole lot of tears. I've made it to the end of college. As far as I know I am the first woman in both my adoptive and biological families to graduate from college as well as doing the impossible. What is the impossible  Well when I was a freshman in high school I was diagnosed with 4 different kinds of dyslexia as well as other learning disabilities. I remember my occupational therapist telling my mom “she will never graduate from high school,drive a car or go to college” well eat it sucka!  Because I've  done all of those things as of today. I've defeated homelessness, having several jobs at once and being sick and even being on crutches for 3 weeks while being in school. Not only have I done all of the things I was told I couldn't , I've also done them faster and better than most. I am now off to my next grand adventure as the very first extern ever at Graft Restaurant.