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As I continued reading Growing a Farmer , I could appreciate Timmermeister’s story, but knew that I could never follow such a path. However, I enjoyed how the descriptive (sometimes mundane) chapters helped the reader visualize and explore new aspects of the farm as Timmermeister did. I really liked that he found multiple ways to use all parts of his land and livestock so that nothing went to waste. He completely lived off his own land and also provided goods to others as well. He cultivated raw milk from his cows, honey from his bees, and meat from his slaughtered pigs. Honestly, the Slaughter chapter was brutal to read. As an animal enthusiast, I could never witness an animal being butchered, even when that’s its purpose. It was interesting to see that the had a genuine emotional connection to his pigs, but was still, at the end, able to murder them. Interestingly, my aunt who lived in DC actually did exactly what Timmermeister did. She owns and runs 8 restaurants in the area, bu...

The job that I will be writing about is an internship in a startup app. I learned from this internship that I didn’t want to be in the startup industry and it led me to discover that real estate is the right industry choice for me due to my passion for it.   I have always been debating over starting a career in technology and real estate. At one point I had a considerable amount of interest in someday starting my own mobile application but thankfully because of this work experience I realized it wasn't for me. The mobile application is a tutoring app that connects students with tutors on demand. The user base is broad because the app has a network of over two thousand tutors in the Los Angeles County. The clientele ranges from kindergarteners to graduate students. Additionally, a portion of the app users aren’t even in school, and they just want to learn or brush up on a different language or skill. The company is based in Santa Monica, and the founders are two young driven en...

          As of now, I have enjoyed reading Kurt Timmermeisters book. As a fellow city boy I can heavily relate to the life he once lived and the life he is trying to figure out. When I have visited more rural parts of this country, I have felt very out of place and just wanting to go back to a city. It is interesting for me to read about someone from such a big city that admired farm life and wanting to live on a big plot of land. I was intrigued by how he liked that the houses were ancient and many families have lived and died there. If I were in the author's position, I would have thought the exact opposite of what he did. I would have hated to even spend one night in an old creepy and probably haunted house. Additionally, with the success of the bakery, I would only want to live in a smaller urban location close to the business instead of taking every day.Since my outlooks on life are much different than the authors, I was confused why he choose to give up c...

My name is Michael Parsa, and I am from Los Angeles, California. I am more specifically from the Brentwood area. I  come from a tight-knit family, and I have two older sisters. I am the youngest sibling and the only boy in the family.My childhood was influenced by many different cultures. Since I was young I would travel to different countries around the world.My parents thought it was very important for me to be exposed to different type of traditions and values. My parents believed traveling is the best way to gain knowledge. Up until 9th grade, I went to a French school called Le Lycee Francais de Los Angeles. Many of the students at my school were from diplomatic families from all over the world which caused me to learn more about my friend's many different backgrounds. I am a first generation American my parents were both born in Tehran, Iran. I come from a diverse background, and because of my youth, I am always fascinated to travel and meet people from different countr...