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If given the opportunity to speak with prospective students , Angel said he would tell them , “ Life University has a more green perspective than other universities . It ’ s more connected to the being — to the self , the person . They ’ re not only teaching you , they ’ re guiding you . So it ’ s more like a pathway . The University gets more connected to the student , in my opinion , than other places that you just go , take a test and get your results .”
Angel said “ everything ” he has learned at LIFE is relevant to his current and future businesses , including safe food handling practices , the shelf life of products , the best ways to bring new items to consumers and how to create menus tailored to individuals ’ health and dietary needs . Most importantly , he said , LIFE has taught him , “ the spiritual part of making it , how it ’ s prepared – we prepare it with love .”
“ It ’ s not what you want ; it ’ s what you need ,” he added , speaking of the sacrifices he has made for his education and career . “ For example , when I wake up in the morning , what I want — if I ’ m honest with myself — is being at home watching Netflix . That ’ s what I really want . But I need to come here , take science classes and then go to the restaurant . It ’ s what I need .”
Looking ahead , Angel said , “ My main goal , at the end , would be being happy . I do everything with fun . If I ’ m in a relationship with a girl , it has to be fun . If I ’ m in a job , it has to be fun . If there ’ s a point in life when I have a bunch of restaurants and it causes me stress , and I ’ m not happy , I will sell them . In the end , I will try to get a balance where — you need money to survive , of course , in this world — but I don ’ t have to be rich . I just have to be secure and just having fun .”
“ What led me here to Life University is that I ’ ve always had this passion for food , and food has always saved my life , in every point of my life .”
Nicholas Angel
Alumni . LIFE . edu | 2019
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