My dream is to go to Johnson & Wales University to become a pastry chef, and one day open my bakery on the island. I decided that I wanted to be a pastry chef a long time ago. I have always been in the kitchen, whether it was with my mom, grandma, mimi, or by myself. I just could not stay out of the kitchen. For me it is a creative outlet where I can express my feelings creatively. While others may use paints and markers to express themselves, I use sugar and flour. I could spend all day in the kitchen if I could. But unfortunately, most of the time my mother kicks me out, so she can make dinner. I want my bakery to be a place that is welcoming and confronting for people. I want to build a sense of community with the customers and staff. I want to hire locals to give them the same experience I got when I first started working. Strangers welcomed me and they made me feel loved, and I want my future staff to feel the same way, no matter what they look like or where they came from. I want it to be a place that people talk about in a positive light. I want people to learn about the bakery in a positive way and not a negative one. I just want to give some happiness and light to people, when we live in such a negative world. I believe that “the best is yet to come” because my dream has not even come close to being fulfilled yet. I still need to get through four years of college, then save up enough money to buy everything I would need. There are many other things I need to do first before I can open a bakery, and sometimes I get discouraged by that. But I always tell myself that I will make it happen no matter what it takes. All I need to remember is that “the best is yet to come.” The best thing that can happen to me will be that day that I have keys in my hand that would unlock that door to my bakery. There are other great things that could happen. Like getting married or meeting my kids for the first time. But I think that opening my bakery and finally making that dream come true will be that moment when my “best is yet to come,” finally arrives.