2/3 done!

Well this is the end of the trimester and we did a small reflect on our project for CAS class, so here it is. I hope that however is readying this enjoys it! And I will promise that I will work more on Blue Revolution next trimester.

What do you feel has been your greatest accomplishment that relates to CAS this trimester?  Explain.

         My greatest accomplishment in CAS has been that I learn how to accept failure and move on. I had a lot planed out for Blue Revolution and I thought that all of it would work out but none of it did. I did one small presentation to the 6^th graders and only the kids who liked the ocean liked the presentation. Also I tried to fix the power point but the information on the power point that FECOP gave use was boring and too detailed. I think that the presentation was design for very informed fishermen and scientist because it involved a lot of numbers and graphics.

         Another thing that I realized was that I was going too fast. I should have done more presentations instead of giving up so fast and also given more time to the project. Now I learn what my mistakes are I have to fix them and make something out of Blue Revolution.

What other service projects, outside of your CAS project, have you participated in, how many hours did you invest in them, and what did you gain from the experience?

        

         I did two more projects aside from my personal CAS project. The first was helping Dominic selling food during the Basketball tournament for 3 hours. I learned a lot from his project because he was organized, a lot of people showed up and they also enjoyed it. He was organized because he had specific certificates printed out and special tickets that he gave to all the players. I also admire how many people showed up. I know that if I do an event is that the first thing to do is advertise so the entire community knows about.

         The second project that I did was organize a movie night for the younger students to raise money for the music equipment for the school. We had planned this for two weeks and we had everything ready. However we didn’t know that the sound in my computer didn’t work and we weren’t able to put the movie, it took us one hour to get everything working. Also I wasn’t able to help set the thing up and have a backup plan because I was sick and I had to go to the doctor and came 30 minutes after it started. However I took over the set up of the movie and tried to put it on. It was a good experience to learn from. Next time I shouldn’t be sick and also check the systems to see if they work! At the end I did 2 hours with this movie night.

             

What has been the hardest obstacle to overcome during this trimester in relation to CAS?  Explain and give 2 ideas of how to overcome those obstacles next trimester.

         The hardest obstacle to me to overcome during this trimester was realized that I had to stop and rethink everything. For most part of the trimester I thought that my project was going well and I just moved forward. But I just simply had to go and do a presentation and see if that was working or not. In order to overcome this obstacle I have to think on an interactive idea that will make Blue Revolution fun and interesting for anybody who hears about it. Also I should speak with other community members to see what their projects are and if they have any ideas that could relate to mine and combine forces and make something even better. Another idea that I have is to get involved with the costarrican institute of oceanography and have them be part of Blue revolution and have the scientist as special guest at the possible forums that will be done in the future.