ENGLISH ESSAY

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Passion of Chocolate

Charles Schulz once said, “All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” On February 24th, I met Abdulwahab at Starbucks to have a hot fresh dark Mocha coffee. The atmosphere at Starbucks was outstanding and calm. The staff were friendly with the customers. It was a perfectly comfortable place for both of us since we love to sit in a quiet place and relax. On that lovely night I figured it would be perfect to interview Abdulwahab, and get to know him more since, he is my friend. Abdulwahab Redhaei forms a perfect example of a very interesting character. His childhood love for chocolates has never changed at all. At the age of eighteen Abdul moved from Kuwait to America to pursue his studies in California State University, Fullerton, and major in electrical engineering. Abdulwahab also considers pursuing a minor in math in the near future. He dreams to be an electrical engineer in the near future working in the Kuwait petrol company. Although he asserts that among his favorite hobbies include eating chocolate, he almost forgot about it during the interview making his love for eating chocolate questionable. In the interview, I found out that his other hobbies include swimming, sleeping, boxing and You Tubing. Abdul, as he is commonly referred to, admits during the interview that he loves all kinds of chocolates although the most favorite that he prefers, and confesses his addiction, is milk chocolate.

In relation to his favorite brand of chocolate, Abdul confidently and instantly said, “I would definitely say Ferrero because Ferrero includes many kind of chocolates such as, Nutella,Kinder and many more.” Therefore, here is a young man of about twenty years undertaking a course in electrical engineering that is considered a serious course, but he passionately talks about his feelings about chocolate like a kid. A twenty year old should have achieved much than just a love for chocolate. In the entire interview, he did not talk about his aspiration or future plans in regards to his education or life in general, but rather than concentrating on his future Abdul put more concentration in his love for chocolate. Hence, in this case his whole life revolves around chocolate as evidence when I asked Abdul when does he eat chocolate, he simply said after coughing, “Every day, I can’t live without chocolate. I don’t feel well if I did not eat chocolate.” Furthermore, when I asked him to give me his definition of chocolate, he immediately laughed and said, “My current wife.” And continued, “Chocolate is my source of energy. Even though, I eat too much chocolate it’s worth it.” In my view, he said this to show how much he loves to eat chocolate. Besides, Abdul could not resist his desire for chocolate.

During the interview, Abdul asserts that Kinder Bueno is the kind of chocolate that brings him good memories, as it is very special to him. Moreover, is due to the fact that two years ago his parents bought him this chocolate for his birthday, and he admits that it was the best chocolate he had ever tasted in his entire life. When I asked him how often he eats chocolate, he said while his hands were behind his back, “Every day. I can’t live without chocolate. I don’t feel well if I did not eat chocolate.” I think that Abdul is used to eating a numerous number of chocolate bars, and he enjoys eating it.

Abdul started eating chocolate at a very tender age, but he does not remember very well the kind of chocolate he used to eat. He only remembers that he used to visit a grocery shop where Kit-Kat chocolates were being sold. His first experience of eating chocolate he happily said, “I found chocolate very delicious that I became addicted to it.” It seems his father used to buy him chocolate as he asserts.

In my opinion, Abdul further demonstrates his love for eating chocolate, as he is very familiar with the film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Furthermore, I asked him what is his favorite movie of all time, he admitted and said with passion in his tongue, “Charlie and The Chocolate Factory it is one of my favorite movies at all times, and I even wish that I was one of the kids in the movie.” However, he has his own doubts of the reality of the movie, and in particular the river in the movie that was from chocolate. His love for chocolate has made him to be conversant with the leading countries that produce chocolate. He passionately said, “Among his favorite countries that produce chocolate include Belgium, U.K and Switzerland.” Furthermore, he asserted that the many kinds of chocolate that he eats are produced from the above countries that he considers his favorite. I believe that every human has his own passion about whatever he likes. Abdulwahab is passionate when it comes to chocolate and being passionate helped him to learn several aspects.

In the course of the interview, I have found out that Abdul is a very arrogant person in the sense that he did not want to answer some of the questions asked. For instance, when I asked where he eats his chocolate bar, he answered with anger in his tongue, “That’s a ridiculous question, but let me think about it for a second. I like to eat my chocolate at home while watching T.V, especially when I watch The Walking Dead.” In my view, Abdul did not feel comfortable talking about detailed information about chocolate. I also think that Abdul needs to be an active person because it is bad for his health to stay in front of the T.V and eat chocolate all the time.

In addition, he seemed to have read widely about chocolate and understands that chocolate has both positive and negative impacts on his life. He has even made a presentation in a human communications class about chocolate as his favorite object. Through the interview, I found out that in the process of the presentation Abdul researched about chocolate that was his main object of addiction. Although he was addicted to the kinder type of chocolate, he was not aware of its origin. When I asked him if he does know what is the origin of Kinder he replied comfortably, “ It’s from Poland.” However, we looked it up, and he actually got it wrong. It is from Italy, and all the time he thought that Ferrero chocolates are from Poland.

From the interview, I observed that Abdul was well aware of both the negative and positive impacts of chocolate. When I asked him what are the effects of eating chocolate, he replied with excitement in his voice, “Chocolate is double-edged weapon like technology that has its bad and good sides.” He continued, “I admit that chocolate keeps me in the good mood, but at the same time I am afraid of the increasing weight and risks of getting diabetes.” I then asked him what is the best way to protect his body against chocolate he answered with lowering his voice, “To avoid these negative effects I drink a great amount of water and work out during the weekends to keep myself away from getting hurt from chocolate.” I then asked him about his future plans and he happily responded, “If I could do a project, I will make customers create their own chocolate online. For example, if I want to mix white and milk chocolate in the same chocolate bar, I will order it. Also, I will make them to choose the shape they want.” I after that quickly asked him who would run this project with him if he could have it. Abdul positively replied, “Probably my brother because my brother has a master’s in marketing, so it would be nice to have him helping me to run this wonderful project.” I believe that Abdul has a huge imagination when it comes to future plans and chocolate. I think his imagination has no side effects, and it could help him to be a successful person in the future.

Obviously, I learned a large amount of information about Abdulwahab in the course of the interview and on how individuals describe their object of love with so much passion. What seemed surprising about the interview was the fact that the twenty years old who is an engineering student describes how he likes eating chocolate like a-two-year-old maniac. Furthermore, this shows how immature he is as he was supposed to describe other better subjects rather than talking all the time about chocolate and other candies such as, jawbreaker. What was said in the entire interview did not fit my expectation as an expected a twenty year old to describe other better objects with passion rather than eating chocolate. Therefore, my impression about the interview is positive because Abdul has a huge imagination for chocolate, and it could help him to succeed in his life. Thus, the interview lacked the maturity aspect that it deserved. In my own view, Abdul acted in a childish manner in the course of the entire interview.

Work Cited

Redhaei, Abdulwahab. Personal interview. 24 Feb. 2014