"My project ideas ranged from becoming a chef to shadowing a doctor, but I settled on learning more on climate change and ways to act against it. However, I do not even know if I would consider it settling, as it is a topic I have been passionate about for a really long time, and it would be unfair to assume making a choice on the focus of my project would limit my prospects in the future to explore my other interests. " "I do not think the setbacks and uncertainty of the start of my project are an accurate representation of what is to come."
Journal Entry 2 Quote
"Both [of my] mentors have given me extremely useful information and advice, but with no source of overlap. Their different careers will prove to be extremely helpful with the complexity of my project and my hopes to understand climate change!"
Journal Entry 3 Quote
"There were many barriers in both finding those who had enough time to assist my project, as climate change is currently an urgent matter in science fields, and requires the utmost attention of those in the fields. With research, I had a lot more clarity in what I thought would be a good mentor for myself and my project. "
Journal Entry 4 Quote
"My research paper--aimed at understanding the causes of climate change, both natural and unnatural, as well as the current events around solving climate change--is both difficult to write, but extremely interesting... However, in the end and the completion of my research paper, I think that this complexity will only work in my favor."
Journal Entry 5 Quote
"Over the span of term two, I feel as though I accomplished my goals, but in a much different way than I anticipated. Somehow, I believe I romanticized what climate activism is, and what it truly means to understand climate change in modern day society."
Journal Entry 6 Quote
"After meeting with Mr. Goldberg, I found that sometimes the best resources were beyond the internet"
Journal Entry 7 Quote
"Without senior project, I do not think I would have had the individual drive to go vegetarian, or make many drastic lifestyle changes."