Jan 06 2009
Lets talk about the “south paws”!!
On the 3rd, I discussed all the recessive genes I have been blessed with, and as melissan stated in here comment, Yes I am “a recessive gene gone wild”! However of all these qualities, only one influences my daily life!
Being a South paw ( left handed ) has affected me more than even I realized, until I started Culinary school. In my first year butchery class, my very french instructor, acted like He had never met someone who used there left hand before. He had no idea how to show me how to butcher a whole fish, or anything else for that matter. I was left to my own devices to watch Him and reverse it, this was very frustrating for me and I would get so angry, I would just ask for Him to go slower and allow me to study what his hands were doing. We did get along well, but we were both aggravated at best! Once I would get it down, I would have to show Him, and explain the whys of my every move, this meant I had to learn to do everything with both my left and right hand, so I could explain how they were the same, Just different! This was my downfall at school!! After that class I got the reputation of being the doubting Thomas of the year! Needing to know why for everything, I also had to return to butchery class every block and give demonstrations on left handed techniques. For a student with S.A.D. that just wanted to fade into the background this was a nightmare!
I did learn a lot about the differences, between right, and left handers., but I was thrust into a spotlight that I couldn’t turn off for two years!
In every block ( class ) I was the one that got the extra homework…a book report on the differences between real butter and margarine, Why you start your potatoes in cold water when you want to boil them, or why something sticks to your pan as your sauteing it, and how to prevent it from happening!
OUCH!!!! ENOUGH!!! I just want to be a regular student!
I did get a first rate education, and now I am grateful to my instructors for forcing me out of my comfort zone, and helping me learn to deal with my S.A.D. even though they had no idea that’s what they were doing.
Tomorrow I will talk about the present, and how this has helped me succeed in my profession!
till then,
James
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