Today was an okay day because hardly any customers came by and business was running slowly. I did not have a lot of work to do. But I did what I typically do when I arrive at my internship. Today was a day like any ordinary day. I became bored because hardly no one came and I had nothing to do. I am starting to think how some business are getting affected by the economy when hardly any customers come by. I would say that I kind of had a long break and i like that because typically I am always busy. Since there were hardly any customers when I arrived the baker taught my how to create icing that goes on top of the cinnamon rolls. It was funny when i tried to create that icing when I made cinnamon rolls at my house becuase the icing came out watery and nasty. When I learn something new at my internship I try to copy it at home but unfortunately it does not work out as i would like.

Today was an ordinary day. I was putting a lot of bake goods on display. Today a lot of people came and it was very hectic. Today out of no where people started to come by and order food like crazy. I was kind of nervous on how chaotic it can get with people lining up outside the door. At first i was calm but them I became stressed out. Too many customers came in. Alot of goods were sold and the baker had to bake twice as much as he usually bakes. I was very tired at the end of the chaos. I was helping out the baker with the pastries and it was a nice experience because I learned alot from the learning experience. I am trying to apply what I am learning at my internship in terms of baking but it is not as easy as it seems when I see the baker bakes goods. It is very hard to learn how to bake, there's alot of science that a baker has to use when baking good. Overall even though that whole chaotic issue I had a learning experience.

Reflection on yesterday's internship

Well, yesterday I had an amazing day at my internship. Not only did i began to get my hands on my interest but I also tired to step out of my interest and learn how to cook. I have to say that I was first skeptical because i don't like cooking period. But after I the employees taught me how to cook i realized that it was not hard as it seems. I usually don't cook at home and when I began to learn how to cook I really liked that experienced and I realized that I enjoy cooking as much as I enjoy baking good at my house. To me cooking was hard at first because you have to remember all the ingredients and baking is the same thing but I am really good at baking goods in holidays. Like I said I had so much fun because I got so much out of that experience.

What I'm learning from La Casa Latina

Going to La Casa Latina for almost 1 month has been an amazing opportunity. I have not yet gotten my hands-on my internship but my mentor told me that right now i need to learn the basics like organizing the pastries to make them look pretty. I have not yet mastered that because since the baker bakes alot of pastries I keep forgetting how a certain pastry should be displayed in the display window. After mysterying that he will then teach me how to bake goods. He said that baking is not the only things that his interns do, they also help around like sweeping, customers, organizing the materials. I am so excited to learn how to bake goods later on. By the end of my internship i want to be able to identify myself as a baker by baking things from scratch.

Reflection: Shadow Day At La Casa Latina

I remember that when I walked in to do my shadow day at La Casa Latina I could smell the aroma of bread and pastries. I walked in ready to expeirence a fun day and exciting day. I met all the employees their and they were nice people. Jose told me that I was going to be working with the baker there. Ruben, baker, taught me some basic that I need to know like organizing the pastries so that they look appetizing and pretty. I learned reletivley quickly. He also taught me how to put custard in a cupcake looking pastry. During the shadow day I observed him making pastries. I have got to say that it's not as esay as it looks. It a tough job both mentally and physically. I on the other hand had lots of fun and that why I choose this internship.