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Ingredients. Check. Equipment. Check. Curiosity? Double check. With the checklist all filled out, I tried my hands at baking for the first time. The one-time occasion turned into two, and two turned into three. After hours spent mixing ingredients, kneading dough, and nursing burnt fingertips from accidentally touching a hot pan, baking became second nature. It’s of the few activities in which I can fully immerse myself in. All my previous, lingering thoughts throughout the day fade and all I think about it the way my fingers sink into the dough. While the mix sits in the oven, excitement intermingles with anticipation. There’s nothing quite like the feeling of accomplishment when the finished product sits on the counter, fully-baked and cooling in the room temperature air. Baking doubles as a form communication with my friends and family. I fulfill requests for desserts such as red velvet cake for a birthday party or cranberry bread as a Christmas dinner dessert. Talking isn’t the only way to convey a message. Humans have been socializing through food for millennia. Baking is my way of showing appreciation, perhaps not through sweet words but through sweet food. I pay more attention to detail than ever before. Through my flour-speckled lenses, I can see the similarities between science and baking. In both, there are measurements and rules. Follow them and I’ll be fine; deviate and my results may vary. If I’m familiar enough with what I’m doing, then by all means I’ll go ahead and experiment—a bit less flour here, a pinch more salt there. Though I learn by experimenting, I also run the chance of messing up. I’ve learned to read instructions all the way through, and only then will I pave my own path. This attentiveness and thoroughness has influenced my academics as well. I often find myself rereading instructions and pointing out important lines that my classmates may have missed. Understanding all the fine details beforehand minimizes the bumps in the learning process. Baking has introduced me to a new method of expression and sharpened my perception.

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食材。チェックしてください。 機器。チェックしてください。 好奇心?ダブル チェック。 記入チェックリストすべて、初めてのパンで私の手としました。 1 回限りの機会と化した 2 と 3 になって 2 つ。混合原料、生地を混練、誤って熱い鍋に触れるから焦げた指先を看護の時間焼くなった seco

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Ingredients. Check out. Equipment. Check out. Curious? double check. Bread for the first time, all fill out the checklist on my hands. Once turned into opportunities for as long as 2 and 3 2. Burnt from the mixed ingredients, dough kneading, touch accidentally hot pot

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食材。 チェックアウト。機器。 チェックアウト。 好奇心が強いか。ダブル チェック。 初めて、私の手にチェックリストをすべてご記入のためのパン。1 回限り 2、3 2 の機会になっています。混合原料を焼き、混練、タッチ誤って鍋

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Ingredients. Check out. Equipment. Check out. Curious? Double check. For the first time, my hands fill in the checklist for all bread. One time only 2 and 3 are on the occasion of the 2. Accidentally touch, kneading, mixing ingredients to bake Pan

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食材。チェックアウト。 機器。 チェックアウト。好奇心が強いか。 ダブル チェック。初めて、私の手はすべてのパンのためのチェックリストを入力します。1 回だけ 2 と 3 は、2 の際に。誤ってタッチ、混練、パンを焼くための材料を混ぜて

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Ingredients. Check out. Equipment. Check out. Curious? Double check. For the first time, enter the checklist for all the bread in my hand. One time only 2 and 3 to 2. Mix ingredients for accidentally touch, kneading, bread baking

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食材。 チェックアウト。 機器。チェックアウト。 好奇心が強いか。ダブル チェック。初めて、私の手ですべてのパンのチェックリストを入力します。1 回だけ 2 および 3 に 2。ミックス成分誤ってタッチ、混練、パン焼く

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Ingredients. Check out. Equipment. Check out. Curious? Double check. For the first time, enter a checklist of all the bread in my hand. One time only 2 and 3 2. Mix ingredients accidentally touch, kneading, bread baking

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食材。 チェックアウト。機器。 チェックアウト。好奇心が強いか。ダブル チェック。初めて、私の手ですべてのパンのチェックリストを入力します。1 回だけ 2 と 3 の 2。ミックス成分誤ってタッチ、混練、パン焼く

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Ingredients. Check out. Equipment. Check out. Curious? Double check. For the first time, enter a checklist of all the bread in my hand. Only one 2 and 3-2. Mix ingredients accidentally touch, kneading, bread baking

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食材。チェックアウト。 機器。チェックアウト。好奇心が強いか。ダブル チェック。初めて、私の手ですべてのパンのチェックリストを入力します。1 つだけ 2 および 3-2。ミックス成分誤ってタッチ、混練、パン焼く

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Ingredients. Check out. Equipment. Check out. Curious? Double check. For the first time, enter a checklist of all the bread in my hand. Only one 2 and 3-2. Mix ingredients accidentally touch, kneading, bread baking

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食材。 チェックアウト。機器。チェックアウト。好奇心が強いか。ダブル チェック。初めて、私の手ですべてのパンのチェックリストを入力します。1 つだけ 2 および 3-2。ミックス成分誤ってタッチ、混練、パン焼く

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Ingredients. Check out. Equipment. Check out. Curious? Double check. For the first time, enter a checklist of all the bread in my hand. Only one 2 and 3-2. Mix ingredients accidentally touch, kneading, bread baking

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食材。チェックアウト。機器。チェックアウト。好奇心が強いか。ダブル チェック。初めて、私の手ですべてのパンのチェックリストを入力します。1 つだけ 2 および 3-2。ミックス成分誤ってタッチ、混練、パン焼く

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Ingredients. Check out. Equipment. Check out. Curious? Double check. For the first time, enter a checklist of all the bread in my hand. Only one 2 and 3-2. Mix ingredients accidentally touch, kneading, bread baking