Learning is a process that continues throughout our life. One skill that I learned from my childhood is cooking. My mother who is a talented cook always advised me to cook food in a proper manner. At first I was reluctant to cook so I was not interested in it. At the time of college I had to go to a hostel for a month. It was compulsory for me to learn such a skill as I need to cook my food, cook myself in the hostel. I started to learn it from my mother. She tried to involve me in the kitchen works at the beginning and taught about various dishes and recipes. I tried many times as an experiment and through various trial and error I finally learned how to cook well in a tasty manner. My father also appreciated me about the food that I prepared and especially I learned how to make a cake. Whenever there is a birthday in my college I bake cake for the birthday party. I think this is essential to learn cooking in our own life for being independent and also to get a taste of food.
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Learning is a process that continues throughout our lives. One skill that I learned from my childhood is cooking. My mother, who is a talented cook, always advised me to prepare food properly. At first, I was reluctant to cook, so I was not interested in it. During college, I had to go to a hostel for a month. It was compulsory for me to learn this skill as I needed to cook for myself in the hostel. I started to learn from my mother. She tried to involve me in the kitchen at the beginning and taught me about various dishes and recipes. I experimented many times, and through various trials and errors, I finally learned how to cook well and make tasty meals. My father also appreciated the food I prepared, and I especially learned how to make a cake. Whenever there is a birthday in my college, I bake a cake for the birthday party. I think it is essential to learn cooking in our lives to be independent and to enjoy good food.
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