I kept volunteering at the animal shelter this month as well. The only thing that changed now was that more people joined in. I think that this is due to the fact that quarantine is coming to an end and the threat of getting sick is very low, so people are less scared to come … Continue reading Volunteering at an animal shelter
This month I already had the habit of working out in the morning. All I did was follow it through. I started eating more to fuel my body with the energy it needed to strengthen the muscles. But the workouts started becoming easier and easier. Which to me was not the best thing, because when … Continue reading Building an exercising habit
In May I was still a volunteer of Be My Eyes. As I mentioned before, it does not take much time to do this, but it is really rewarding. And I really like the fact that there are so many volunteers, which all come together, to be the eyes for those who cannot see. It … Continue reading Be My Eyes
Missing maps provided me with a great opportunity to volunteer when quarantined. It almost feels like playing a game, because all you do is mark buildings and roads and in the end that helps people out. This concept to me is so strange, because there are these global issues that you constantly hear about and … Continue reading Missing Maps
What. A. Journey. Honestly, looking back at these two years, it still amazes me what dedication can do. When I came to IB and found out about CAS, I thought that for creativity I could try to learn an instrument. I already had the musical theory from years in music school and I always wanted … Continue reading Guitar playing
This month I kept running. However the way I did it changed a bit. Now I ran on some days as a pre-workout warm-up. I really wanted to build some muscle, thus I ran shorter distances at a higher pace, which strengthened my leg muscles while improving my cardio at the same time. Along with … Continue reading Running
This is a funny one. I have a lot of friends that are students and one of them knew about my "expertise" in research papers that I gathered from doing them myself in the IB. That friend asked me to check her research paper and to tell her what is missing. The paper was a … Continue reading Aiding students in research paper writing
I saw this quarantine as an opportunity to better myself and deal with an issue that I have been having for a long time. Which is consistency. I would always have an issue with waking up earlier to work out or warm up my body. And I would hide it behind things like "I am … Continue reading Building an exercising habit
Missing Maps is a virtual volunteering opportunity, which provides you with the ability to map buildings, roads, and areas that are visible from satellite imagery but not seen in professional maps. The areas that usually need mapping are in third world countries and in places where a response from the red cross or other organizations … Continue reading Missing Maps
This month I had the CAS interview with our CAS coordinator. The interview was only 15 minutes long, but I actually came to realize a few things during it. First of all, I realized that I had made a very long journey with CAS. These two years really made me grow and part of that … Continue reading CAS interview
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