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Cyrus Paris

General information

Age
37

Hobbies & Interests

  • Art
  • Culinary Arts
  • Painting and Studio Art
  • History
  • Community Service And Volunteering
  • Social Justice
  • Politics and Political Science
  • Greek
  • American Sign Language (ASL)
  • Travel And Tourism
  • Geography
  • Spanish
  • Biking And Cycling
  • Advocacy And Activism

Reading

  • Academic
  • Adult Fiction
  • Anthropology
  • Art
  • Biography
  • Classics
  • Contemporary
  • Cookbooks
  • Criticism
  • Cultural
  • Fantasy
  • Food and Drink
  • Historical
  • History
  • Horror
  • How-To
  • Humanities
  • Literary Fiction
  • Literature
  • Labor
  • Novels
  • Philosophy
  • Politics
  • Realistic Fiction
  • Short Stories
  • Social Issues
  • Sociology
  • Speculative Fiction
  • Social Science
  • True Story
  • Young Adult

I read books multiple times a week.

Bio

"What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?" - George Eliot My name is Cyrus Paris. I am a 32 year old Autistic transgender student. As a teen, this confluence of my identities meant that I left school early due to bullying and lack of support. I have returned to school in order to pursue a better career in the industry that has helped me survive since then. After leaving high school, I traveled the country by hitchhiking, riding freight trains, and taking buses. After that, I took on the world, traveling solo through Europe and Asia on cheap flights, ferries, and sometimes by foot. Traveling and having new experiences is something enjoy. Despite having been poor all my life, I've been able to turn the obligation of moving on into an opportunity to travel to new locations, seeing every state and more than a dozen countries. Everywhere I've been has been has taught me something. I am also passionate about advocacy, activism, and fighting for a more just and equal world for all. Since I was a young teen, I have been involved in activism. I often work with organizations specifically dedicated to anti-racism, feminism, LGBTQIA+ issues, and worker's rights. My long-term goals are to open a restaurant as either a chef-owner or member of a worker's cooperative. I would like to train other chefs, specifically young disabled queer and trans POC, with the knowledge I am privileged to have learned in school and on the job. In my free time, I enjoy cooking and baking, volunteering, making mosaics, reading, and studying topics that interest me.

Education

Laney College

Associate's degree program

2022 – 2024

Majors:
  • Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General

Miscellaneous

Desired degree level:
Master's degree program
Graduate schools of interest:
Culinary Institute of America, Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Ohio State University-Main Campus
Majors of interest:
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General, Museology/Museum Studies, History, Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other, Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services, Journalism, Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other, Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Medical school interest:
No

Career

  • Kitchen Manager

    Food & Beverages

    Jan 2014 – Jan 2017

  • Head Cook

    Food Production

    Jan 2017 – Jan 2018

  • Lead Line Cook

    Food & Beverages

    Jan 2012 – Jan 2022

  • Gelatiere

    Food Production

    Jan 2022 – Present

Miscellaneous

Has nursing license:
No

Future Interests

  • Volunteering
  • Philanthropy
  • Entrepreneurship
Cyrus Paris Student Profile | Bold.org