Are there any trained chefs willing to be interviewed by a young chef wanna-be?

My name is Rachel. I am 17, a Junior in high school, and I have a passion for cooking. I plan on going to culinary school soon. I am doing a research paper for my Composition class about what career I would like to have in my future. One of the requirements is a one on one interview. I live in a small town and we don't have any professional or trained chefs that I know of. I have gained permission to interview online from my teacher. If there is a trained chef out there that would answer my questions I would really appreciate it.

Here are the questions:
1. Describe a typical day at your job.
2. What kind of peron is best suited for this job?
3. What kind of skills will I need for this job?
4. What are the educational requirements? Degrees? Licenses?
5. Why did you choose this career?
6. What are the advantages to this career? Why? Benefits?
7. What are the disadvantages? What is the hardest part of your job? Why?
8. What role does technology such as computers play in your career?
9. What is the future outlook for this career? What about job security? Do you know of any possible changes in your job in the future?
10. What is your specialty?
11. How long have you been interested in this career? How long have you been cooking?
12. What culinary school did you go to or where were you trained? Where or what type of school would you recommend?
13. What advice would you give someone going into this field?

Thank You for your time. This information will be very useful. Thanks. I'll talk to you all later! rachelsclemens@hotmail.com

[amybruno]

Hi there,
Im not a chef, but im in the same boat you are, I just finished a paper just like the one you are doing. I also live in a small town, so unless i went to McDonalds and talked to the burger chef i was at a loss. I got hooked up on here with a guy from globalchefs.com
go there, and e-mail your questions the the founder.

if you have any questions,
write me back.

Amy Bruno

abruno@cheftalk.net

What do you wanna know? I am a chef at a 5 star hotel, best in north america. I think I am qualified.