Well it’s over, that’s it, c’est fini. 83 posts altogether including day zero – it’s been a roller coaster of a ride. It’s hard to describe what how I’m feeling about the written exams right now, but the definite overall feeling that’s running through my veins is exhaustion. I barely slept last night, and with…
Tag: Exams
Ballymaloe Day 79: “There once was a man that ate a motorcar…”
Another uneasy night in bed, I woke up barely before demo and hopped over to the cookery school as quickly as I could. On the menu for lunch today was venison, oysters and quail, and it was great to have a final lecture with Rory. (A very small quail!) Rolling out meat for our beef…
Ballymaloe Day 65: Drink less, but better wine
I swirled the wine in my glass and moved my nose towards the aroma. I’ve come a long way from Sauvignon Blanc. With the brightness of day sneaking in the window, I was early for stock duty, which is done every morning by two students. Feeling jittery at the thought of my rather tedious workload,…
Ballymaloe Day 40: “How to get a well-browned bottom”
I tossed and turned all night, waking up at stupid hours. Even though I didn’t feel too nervous about my mid-terms, there was still exam fever in the air. Last night I had gone through a few techniques to keep them fresh in mind but there were definitely a few that I wasn’t 100% comfortable…
