Tonight was the Teaching Prize Gala. I spent hours going over the tables that we had set up the night before, resetting a lot of stuff, and switching out alot of things that needed to be cleaned. The thing about catering is you work really fast and then wait forever which is exactly what the whole night was about. The event was simultaneous plate service so we divided into teams of four so that we could serve everyone at the table at the same time. Somehow I got called to be team leader which is funny because I have only served a few times and I didn't even know what simultaneous service meant.
Fortunately I got an awesome team-Jason, Arbel, and Saw yeo. Jason was a pro at serving so he talked me through it the whole way. I asked him if he wanted to be in charge but he kept telling me I needed to learn it and so he taught me everything. He is very good at making someone feel confident. The event started and things went pretty smoothly. For the most part we did the service right-having a few slip ups but the guests were really nice. The room between the tables was so small, I had to suck in a lot and pray that my butt didn't hit someone in the head as I was going around the table.
Tonight was my first really good night because I met a lot of cool people and started to feel really comfortable in my surroundings. Most people were surprised to find that I had just moved to Davis and had never worked in catering before. I also met some really cool people like my team, and a girl named Julia who lives in the dorm next to mine and wants to hang out while I am here.
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