3.8.20 - Activity: Learning Outcome 1

Today I had a test along with a lot of homework to do, and I feel pretty stressed. In times like these, it

is important for me to self reflect and not get too down on myself mentally. So, I am using this time

to look at my strengths when pushing through a tough day like today, as well as things that I need to

improve on to make days as busy as these much less stressful. I decided to take some time for myself

and just sit silently and listen to some music before continuing my homework. This helped me calm

down and regain self-awareness. I realize that this is a tool I will most likely use in the future,

especially in college, because of how quickly it relaxed me and helped me recenter my focus towards

the things that needed to get done today.

2.9.20 - Service: Learning Outcome 5

I taught another dance class today. I can tell that I am getting a little bit better at it, and I am also

creating relationships with the other dancers that are my students which is making it even easier to

teach them. Sometimes I teach them by myself and other times I teach them with dancers who are my

age. Today I was teaching with one of my friends, and it was a lot of fun for us to work together to

teach the kids because it reminded us of when we take classes together.

1.11.20 - Creativity: Learning Outcome 6

My art show is beginning to come together and it is making me very excited. I chose the theme of

travel because I love to travel, I have seen many countries around the world, and I know there’s quite

a gap between my culture and many of the cultures that I have observed through my travels. There

are many people that I know who are oblivious to the diversity, richness, and fulfillment that other

countries' cultures possess. I hope that my artwork can bring light to this issue and encourage as well

as inspire people to take on more traveling.

12.13.19 - Creativity: Learning Outcome 7

As I am beginning to put my art exhibition together, I am noticing that I am having to deeply analyze why I am making my art the way that I am. I am definitely having to do a lot of self reflection around
my choices and actions to prove that each part of my artwork is intentional and deliberate. It is not something I am used to, but I feel like this will be very helpful in my future.

11.13.19 - Activity: Learning Outcome 7

I had a meeting with my college counselor, and I am beginning to have to make a lot of hard choices

with narrowing down which schools I am going to apply to for college. While it is not ethical or

unethical to pick one college over the other in my eyes, it is still a challenging decision to make and I

want to make sure that I make a decision that will best benefit me not only now and not only once

I’m in college but also passed college. There are many people that will say this decision does not

define the rest of your life, and I agree that it does not define necessarily the rest of my life, however

it definitely plays a large role in shaping who I will become for the rest of my life. So I do not take

this decision lightly and I am definitely finding myself making sure I keep an open mind and think

through every decision that I make.

10.15.19 - Service: Learning Outcome 1

Today was a special day because I got to teach my first dance class at the dance studio I am currently

at. I was teaching a basic ballet class to a group of much younger girls, and I really really enjoyed it. I

have always loved teaching dance because I love getting to see the joy that comes to children and

people in general when they exercise creative expression. However there is still a lot to learn and I

am not the best teacher, so it definitely took some trial and error with the kids to figure out what

worked best for teaching them and what didn’t. I felt like that identified really well with Learning

Outcome 1.

9.18.19 - Creativity: Learning Outcome 1

Today was an interesting day, so at dance I decided to watch some videos for inspiration and then try

and come up with a little bit of my own dance choreography. That is not something I’m used to,

especially for a style that is not ballroom dancing. However I love to take on a challenge, so I

definitely felt like I was able to identify my own strengths as well as realize my potential areas of

growth for the future if I ever decide to choreograph my own dances again.