MY NAME IS SHAWNE TAITANO. I AM TWENTY AND I LIVE IN DAVENPORT FLORIDA. I CURRENTLY AM A COOK 1 AT THE "FLYING FISH CAFE" ON DISNEYWORLDS BOARDWALK RESORT. I LOVE TO COOK BECAUSE FOR SOME ODD REASON I DONT CARE ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE IN THE WORLD BUT PUTTING MY PLATES UP IN THE WINDOW. I AM GUAMANIAN AND FILIPINO BUT WAS RAISED IN GUAM. I AM VERY FAMILY ORRIENTED. I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL FROM AMERICAN HIGH IN FREMONT, CALIFORNIA IN 2005 AND GRADUATED FROM CALIFORNIA CULINARY ARTS ACADEMY IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA IN SEPTEMBER OF 2006. IM A GEMINI. I HAVE ONE OLDER SISTER NAMED ANISSA( 22 ) AND TWO YOUGER SIBLINGS ANDREYA( 6 ) AND JAYDEN( 4 ). MY FIRST JOB WAS A BAG BOY AT A SAFEWAY GROCERY STORE WHEN I WAS SIXTEEN. I LEARNED ALOT ABOUT HOW TO BE A PRODUCTIVE MEMBER OF SOCIETY AND LOTS OF KEYS SKILLS THAT DEVELOPED AND HELPED ME ALONG MY WAY TO SUCCESS...YAH... IM ALLERGIC TO CATS BUT LOVE CATS AND DOGS AND ALL ANIMALS FOR THAT FACT. I LIKE TO DRIVE FAST. LISTEN TO ALL TYPES OF MUSIC THATS RIGHT EVEN POLKA...IF ITS ON(NAH NOT REALLY). LOVE THE BEACH AND LET ME MAKE THAT CLEAR "I LOVE THE BEACH!!!" I LIKE GOING TO STARBUCKS AND REALLY MISS MY JAMBA JUICE AND IN & OUT BURGER AND L&L HAWAIIAN BARBEQUE AND QUICKLY AND TAPIOCA EXPRESS...MOST OF ALL I MISS MY FAMILY WHO THREW GOD HAVE STUCK BY MY SIDE THREW THICK AND THIN WHEN I DIDNT EVEN HAVE MYSELF TO RELY ON FIR SUPPORT...IVE DONE ALOT OF STUPID THINGS IN LIFE AND PROBABLY WILL DO MORE BUT HOPEFULLY THE PERCENTAGE OF DUMB THINGS I DON IN THE YEARS TO COME WILL DECREASE WITH MY MATURITY( WHICH IM STILL WAITING FOR IN THE MAIL)...WHAT I HAVE LEARNED IN THE LAST 14 MONTHS ON MY OWN IS TWO THINGS...[1] FAMILY WILL ALWAYS, LET ME STRESS THAT A LIL MORE "ALWAYS", BE THERE...[2] IT TAKES A LOT OF COURAGE TO ASK SOMEONE FOR HELP BUT IF YOU DONT ASK AND STILL GET IT DONE THEN THAT BUILDS CHARACTER [3] NO ONE KNOWS YOU BETTER THAN YOURSELF...BC...PEOPLE SAY THAT THEY ARE YOUR FRIENDS AND WILL BE THERE FOR YOU BUT WHEN YOU ACTUALLY NEED THEM THEY ARENT ANYWHERE TO BE FOUND SO IT WAS A HARSH REALITY TO LEARN THAT ME MYSELF AND I ARE THE ONLY PEOPLE I TRUST...#%$& THE B*LLSH*T..
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