Pastry School Here I Come!

I went down to Santa Cruz last weekend to visit my mom, and formally signed all the papers for my student loan. I walked out of the bank on Monday with a check for $9,000. Wheee! I am now fully capable of paying for the Tante Marie Pastry Program, and I start next Monday. I'm also now fully in debt, and trying really hard not to worry about it. I think the worry will fade behind a mountain of delicious food and fantastic mess. I wonder who my classmates will be?

The syllabus is crazy, they pack a huge amount of content into 16 hours a week. I realize I don't actually have any idea what they will teach me. How much chemistry, how much practical lecture, how much plain practice? Updates will follow, I'm sure.