Harvard University

My aim is creation. I love the idea of giving life to nothingness. Were I another person in another time, I might spend my whole life tilling the land. Just like the earliest farmers, the sight of dirt giving rise to carrots and tomatoes at my whim feels like a miracle. I like to randomly burst out in song. I like to shake my body. If I could, I would be a pianist and a poet and a painter and a politician. Unfortunately, in all these disciplines my ability can’t meet my enthusiasm. Where I can create, and break tired codes, is in the kitchen. With unlimited time and resources, I would become…