Mentorship

LITERAL:

Hours have been completed.

Ibrahim Baggia, Sweet Fruit Arrangements 

INTERPRETIVE:

This senior project has been an amazing journey for me, I learned more about myself and my parents as my mentors. I was able to love the work I did especially designing and creating floral pieces. In the beginning of this project I wanted to do what I thought was right for me to do. But I ended up discovering something entirely different. I actually enjoy the long hours spent on the busiest holidays of the year; working with the smell of flowers is priceless. The most important thing I have gained from this experience is being better leader and employee, a more creative designer and more knowledgeable about the field I work in. My parents have also noticed my growth and offered me a part time owner-manager position for the summer and when I attend college.

APPLIED:

I was able to answer my Essential Question by working in the stores and doing research. At first research seems extremely overwhelming and worthless but it is super important. I actually enjoyed collecting my thoughts in the I-Search paper and writing about my research with it, it helped my project come together and overall make a lot more sense. My Essential Question is actually actively helping my parents and their business because as my mentors taught me, I also showed them what I discovered and what they overlooked about small business growth. 

Blog 12: Mentorship 10 Hours Check

Content:
1. Sweet Fruit Arrangements
2. Ibrahim Baggia (562) 746 1874
3. 88 hours
4. I had a constant routine at the stores. Every morning, I would help one of my mentors with setting up delivery routes and assigning deliveries. Then I would either work at Fruit shop or Flower shop. I would work small jobs either wrapping arrangements or designing arrangements, or simply washing fruits or flowers.

Blog 2: Summer Mentorship Component

Literal
1. (Know) Summer Mentorship Log
2. Ibrahim Baggia (562) 746-1874 at Sweet Fruit Arrangements
   
3. (Need to Know) What questions were raised because of the 10 hours of experience?

• Do I really want to do Business as my Senior Project?
• How can I incorporate Robotics into my Senior Project?

Interpretive

4. What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?
 

 The most important thing I gained from this experience is that starting and expanding a business is very difficult and requires patience. Since Sweet Fruit Arrangements is a small business, my mentor has many more responsibilities than a bigger business company. Another important aspect is organization and leadership. I worked with the owner and the manager; I realized that both had to take initiatives and be good leaders in order to have balance with the employees and drivers.

Applied

5. What is your senior project topic going to be?  How did what you did help you choose a topic?  Please explain.

I'm deciding on changing my topic altogether. I want to do the topic: STEM involvement in a Charter School. My new mentor will be Mr. Malara at Rowland Heights Charter School. The reason why I want to change my entire topic is because I want to incorporate Robotics into my Senior Project for both convenience and interest.