I was just left standing outside in awe of the kitchen's wonders. After a few years, I developed a strong interest in food, both eating and cooking it. Nonetheless, I couldn't experiment with cooking because the kitchen was still off limits. But they couldn't hold me back indefinitely, could they?

A world  where people are socially isolated and sit at home all day seems a little lonely. Restaurants, schools, universities, and workplaces are all closed, but there is currently no other way to limit the pandemic. Each of us has found a different method to deal; some of us have turned to music, reading, and art to help us cope. I found refuge in the kitchen.

When the lockdown began, it seemed like practically everyone I knew started baking or cooking and then posting pictures of their culinary triumphs on social media. What haven't we created yet? We've covered everything from lasagna to tarts and desserts to halwa. This is when I decided to investigate what all the commotion was about. Who thought I'd wind up creating bread after starting with Dalgona coffee?

It was just a means of passing the time when I began my cooking experiments, but it has now evolved into something that uplifts my spirits. It became a daily highlight. I must admit that as I became more immersed in the world of food blogs and recipes, it became both daunting and fascinating. Isn't it true that we're all afraid of spoiling anything that's perfect? That's how I felt about all of the delicious recipes I found, and it's how I still feel about them. Cooking, on the other hand, has proven to be a pleasant diversion from reality, and I like it even when I completely burn a meal.

It's so rewarding when something you prepare turns out to be truly delicious, and your entire family compliments you and pulls your leg, saying, "You're not the looser we thought you were." Cooking also became a technique to cope with the constant cravings for restaurant cuisine. We order from outside for a lot of the preparations we don't try to create at home. However, the only way to get rid of the strong cravings for your favourite cuisine is to take control of the situation. Making something you want and understanding you can do it well enhances your confidence and elevates the quality of your food.

Cooking has also provided me with opportunities to form relationships with others. It makes me feel really valuable to teach my friends to cook .  I get to be creative when I cook for myself. Even if I cook the same food often, I may experiment with new components or prepare it in a different way. To avoid meals from becoming monotonous, I've been learning to incorporate a variety of meats, veggies, and other  flavours. This is what brings me joy. It's not just about the food. It's the decision-making, which frequently happens on the spur of the moment . It's all about the preparation. It's all in the doing, cutting, and slicing. It's the scent. After that, there's the eating.

Cooking used to feel like a lot of work before lockdown. I'd rather sit at the table and watch the magic unfold in the kitchen of a restaurant. Why bother with a time-consuming preparation when someone else can do it for you? I used to think chopping would take forever or I would end up creating a huge mess everytime I cook.

 However, my attitude on cooking has shifted as a result of the lockout. It's not just about falling in love; it's also about taking control of your life and learning to be self-sufficient. The fact that my abilities have improved from barely making a cup of tea to whipping up something acceptable to eat if somebody comes to see me unexpectedly has given me a great deal of confidence and comfort.

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LEARNINGS

LEARNINGS

Listening, speaking, reading, and writing are all essential tools in communication; they help with not just strengthening language skills but also making communication more productive. The capability to extract meaning from the text is known as reading ability. Phonics, word recognition, vocabulary, decoding, and fluency are among the talents. The ability to comprehend is the first and most important aspect of reading skills. The second factor is one's reading speed.

Francis Robinson used the SQ3R method as an appropriate and productive reading approach in 1970. It's one of the most efficient ways to read quicker and remember more information.

SURVEY: Before starting a new chapter, skim through the content to acquire a sense of the key points and themes.  The following steps should take no more than 5-10 minutes.

QUESTION: Make use of questions that can help you understand your reading. Before reading the paragraphs in that part, convert the first heading in the chapter into a question. Read " differentiation " as "What is differentiation ?" if the headline is differentiation " ,Because you're looking for answers to the query, you've now established a reason to read. 

Experiential Learning is learning by doing, it facilitates with in sharing of concepts as well as the development of reflective behaviors. It also empowers individuals to take charge of their own knowledge. 

The Feynman Technique aims at reducing complicated thoughts to their simplest form. It is  named after American physicist Richard Feynman, also uses diagrams and metaphors to make point clear.

The Feynman approach includes four steps:

The words that I recall from the 2 given records are as per the following-

list 1 was - school, pen , pencil, sheets, review and stories.

list-2 was - school, pencil, book, glass and water.

Additionally I ended up being mistaken for certain words like seat and test which wasn't even in list perhaps on the grounds that I had a go at recollecting the words utilizing the word school and its recollections in general.