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My Story

...The middle of four brothers, I was born in the jungle of Veracruz. My family was very poor and worked in the fields. I went to the primary school in my little town. When I was 10 years old, I left my town to continue my education. My road to school was 12 hours away through the woods. The ride only we can make with the horses. I never did see my parents in three months, only in vacations. When finally I finished the school, I went to the capital of the State of Veracruz. There I made one year of service teaching children in the rural schools. After that I studied at the preparatory school. In this school I won little prizes for writing and speaking in public. I did some kinds of jobs to win money to my school.
...After that, I made other service to get some money to try to continue my university studies. I went to the university and took the career to work in a dental laboratory. When I finished my studies, I couldn’t find a job. For many reasons, I came to the USA. Now I am working in the mornings and studying in the evenings.
...I want to be an English professor in my university.


Food Handling in Restaurants

...The handling of foods is the key of health. The main stomach diseases are caused by contaminated food. The Health Department is responsible to inspect and supply all the information about food handling, personal and public safety in restaurants. The main products need to keep in a refrigerator or freezer.
...Some products are capable of contaminating other products with blood or juices. For that reason, all equipment like knives, spoons, forks table boards, and towels used in the process always must be clean.. It is absolutely necessary to wash and disinfect with bleach all vegetables, especially salads. Some vegetable are going to be served boiled or fried. In this case, there is less a problem of contamination. Other fruits like bananas, oranges, grapes, except frozen fruits, must be stored in a clean and fresh place until they are prepared for salads or whatever you need. Some fruits mature faster. If you want to delay the process, store the fruits in a fresh place, but avoid the water.
...It is absolutely necessary to keep all the milks and milk products in refrigeration until use. If you need to make some stuff with milk, you must leave the milk boiling for a lot of of minutes. In the restaurants there are many kinds of milks, some coming in quarts or gallons. At this time, it is important to check the expiration date and keep refrigerated between 33 and 40 degrees. The meats always come wrapped in plastic. That plastic protects the products until they are ready to cook. Never break the plastics before the product is unfrozen. If the products come unwrapped like a whole chicken, you must handle it with special care because of the juices. Sometimes they can have contact with other products. The meats must not be frozen until they are ready to cook. When you cook big meats like roast beef before you begin the cooking process. The meat must be cut in the middle because it is too big to completely cook.

The English Language Center, LaGuardia Community College
The City University of New York, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101
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