Medical Student Spotlight| Continued on page 22 Student Spotlight Elizabeth Turner Medical My name is Elizabeth Turner, and I am 30 years old. I am almost done with my first year of medical school at the Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine in Provo, Utah. I never thought I would be where I am today. I was born in Los Angeles, California, and raised near LA in Santa Clarita, where most of my family still lives. Speaking of family, I have five siblings, including an identical twin sister, Christine. Yes, we look super similar. Yes, I am the older twin. Yes, we can read each other’s minds. Just kidding, but we do have a lot in common, and I love being a twin; I have an automatic best friend, confidant, and supporter. Christine and I were always helping our mom bake in the kitchen. Like most kids, we would lick the beater from a batch of chocolate chip cookies, but for us, it was never enough. We marveled at the process from beginning to end. The alchemy that turns butter, sugar, eggs, and flour into cookies and cakes never ceases to delight me. We both inherited our mother ’s sweet tooth. To be honest, I have it worse than either of them. I ’ve had a toxic love of chocolate cake ever since I can remember, and rolling out pie dough is my version of doing yoga. Dessert is in my DNA. Family and friends who would taste my bakes would joke about how I should start a bakery. HelloFlour Bakery was born. One day in July 2014, I asked my sister to join me in taking our sweet obsession to another level. From the tiny kitchen of our college apartment, we created and sold treats ranging from brown butter pumpkin pies to elaborate floral wedding cakes. I treasure the thrill of setting down a golden apple pie or a fluffy layer cake on a table surrounded by friends and the spectacle of cutting into it. Dessert is always a centerpiece. We quickly realized that baking for an income just wasn’t as magical as hobby baking, and running our bakery wasn’t suitable for pursuing our other ambition of attending graduate school. 21 |
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