In February of 2010 I found myself in good company and out of a job. It was time to rethink my goals and my life. When I did my new path began with this simple epiphany: I want happiness during my whole day not just when I get home. After a whole lot of thinking and feeling I decided I wanted to open a cheese shop and tasting room. I have written out a four year plan to realize my dream. I began this journey by deciding to put my need for cheese education and received an internship at the "Harvard" of the cheese world- Artisinal Cheese Corporate with Max McCalman. In my internship I will be splitting my time between working in the cheese caves and assisting with the classes they host. One of my mentors there, suggested that I start a cheese journal and I thought that I may as well save a tree and make it a blog. This is such a major opportunity and one that I take so very seriously...despite the hairnet. Despite all my fears, my lack of money as of tomorrow I am a cheese tender, a tender of cheeses and damn proud of it.