Grayson Toogood
Self-Reflection
During this process there were many things that I learned about myself. First, I learned that as an individual I am much more privileged than I may have ever realized. In the past week, specifically when delivering the food to the homes, I was exposed to areas of Bermuda I have never seen before and living situations that were much worse than mine. It made me feel more grateful for everything I have; including my education, family, friends and home. In other ways, it allowed me to realize that the small issues that may occur in my life that I complain about, are not anywhere near the severity of issues that others experience every day. Overall, the experience made me feel extremely grateful to be fortunate enough to have a beautiful meal in front of me every night.
Smiling with our eyes
Food
Finally, there were many things I learned about food. On the first day of cooking for myself and my peers, I was tasked to help create the lemon brownies. After helping make these and trying one for myself I discovered a new love for this type of dessert. The “brownies” were made with lemon zest (graded lemon) and gave it an amazing fresh taste which I guarantee was enjoyed by each family on that day. Furthermore, I have never been very into cooking, but after the amazing meals we produced, I have started to enjoy it. My favorite meal out of the three I helped with, was the BBQ chicken, mac and cheese, and, of course, the lemon brownies that were served on Monday.
Grayson and Zoe’s amazing lemon squares
Mr. Judd on Mac n’ Cheese
“I have never been very into cooking, but after the amazing meals we produced, I have started to enjoy it”
Dishing out the Mac ‘n Cheese
Community
I also learned a lot about my community. Primarily, I learned that there is a lot more poverty in Bermuda than I expected or had been exposed too. I also was happy to see the community coming together to support one another in terms of the way local churches found ways to give meals to people in need.
Penne packed up and ready to go!
Keeping things “distant”
“ I learned that there is a lot more poverty in Bermuda than I expected or had been exposed too. ”
