In April of 2013 I had moved to
beautiful, sunny, Los Angeles. My college
buddy welcome me with open arms as
I started an accelerated and specialized
culinary academy in the world of sushi.
I never liked sushi but the use of my
hands and being able to express creativity
attracted me to it. I was in a place
to prove something to myself and to
everyone around mc. In class, I always
compared my scores to everyone else and
even though me sushi didn't come our
perfect, to me it was better than the other guy's. After graduating, I quickly
found a job at restaurant on the beaches of Malibu, CA and thought this
was the best place for me to achieve my new goals. But soon after I found that the person I had become and the thoughts I had, had not changed at all. Although, I was a bit happier starting a new beginning, I wasn't able to change. It didn't help by removing myself from the environment I was in. I was still being tormented by my self-deceiving and self-righteous thoughts that I knew were not true'