Blog # 13 10 Hour Mentorship check- in

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1.   Where are you doing your mentorship?
Foothill Family Shelter 

2.   Who is your contact?  What makes this person an expert?
Megan Nehamen. She has been working at foothill family shelter for twelve years. She is the co- executive director of the nonprofit, and has had years of experience in all aspects of the organization.

3.   How many  hours have you done during the school year? (Summer Mentorship Hours and Mentorship Hours should be reflected separately in your Senior Project Hours log located on the right hand side of your blog).
38 hours. 

4.   Succinctly summarize what you did, how well you and your mentor worked together, and how you plan to complete the remaining hours.
I spend most of the time working with the volunteer coordinator. I feel like I don't get adequate time to talk with my mentor and that is frustrating to me. I plan to spend the remaining hours working at the volunteer place but also working concurrently with a professor at Scripps College for more guidance.

*You need 50 hours plus the original 10 in the summer by May.   The original 10 from the summer do not count toward the 50.  By the end of the year, you will have 60 hours counting that original 10.

Blog #12 Holiday Project Update

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1.  It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school.  What did you do over the break with your senior project?
 Over the break I learned more about my topic. I found out that it actually has a name. ( Food Justice) It is a social movement that has been slowly arising. Unfortunately I found out about it too late to strongly incorporate the ideas I learned from food justice thus far, but I hope to be able to give a better explanation of it in my final presentation. I also volunteered at my mentorship for seven hours. I almost changed the whole focus of my project. I reached out to a professor at Scripps College, who I will be talking to tomorrow about my project, so I may get a stronger insight into my topic. I looked at my local grocery store and priced out items in preparation for my 1st component. I struggled with should I write journal entries for my 1st component or vlogs. I hope to talk to Mr. Holt about that soon. 


2.  What was the most important thing you learned from what you did, and why?  What was the source of what you learned?I learned that you can't take breaks. I took a huge gap during my mentorship between November and December. When I came back I felt so out of the loop. I missed so many important events. I felt terrible because I didn't help, but I also realized how much of an impact the volunteer work is. During the holidays, people donate ALOT more, so non profit organizations get swamped and need as many volunteers as they can or they can't effectively do their job. 


3.  Your third interview will be a 10 question interview related to possible answers for your EQ. Who do you plan to talk to and why?
If this conversation goes well with the Scripps Professor I hope to interview her. ( Nancy Neiman) She teaches two classes pertaining to my topic and also has started two programs in the local area for food justice. I hope that she can give me insight into the questions I dont know I should be asking and more resources to look at in the area.