May Blog Post

It's been such a crazy emotional roller coaster when it comes to graduation and senior presentation. Sadly, I have to re-present. Hopefully it turns out well. I need to walk during graduation with my class to make my mother proud. I will do everything I can to be able to walk.

Aside from that, I have mixed feelings about once again becoming a freshmen, this time in college.

No matter what happens, all I can do is try my best and hope that everything turns out well.

Time to Pack Up

I talked with my mentor, Evelyn. She went to Guatemala during her spring break so she told me to call her once she got back. And if all works out then i'll be headed over to her place for a couple of days so I can do my mentorship with her and get my hours done. So looks like it's time to pack up my bags and see where this all goes

More the Merrier

So I am well aware that I am far behind on my senior project, but I am slowly catching up. I have found another mentor. Now instead of just one, I will be having two. His name is Elmer Rodriguez and he is part of the High School Outreach Program. My mentor, Even Luna had been wanting me to meet up with him for a while and when I saw him when he came to help us apply to Mt. SAC at the school, I went up to him at the end and asked him if he knew Evelyn, and of course, he did. I then, asked him if he would be my mentor and he said yes, so I will be able to meet with him since he is closer to me than Evelyn. Things are slowly working out and getting better.

On my way to success? I think yes

So I think I have found another mentor that is closer to me. I have talked to him and we will be scheduling a meeting so he can help me. I think I can now say, I'm on my way to success. Yes this post may be short, but I'm getting myself once again reorganized and will be sure to get this done.

Not yet

I was a but worried before winter break started but then I realized that I would still be able to get my hours done during the break! But when I had told my mentor about my brilliant idea, she reminded me that she would also be on a break and so my worry came back. Ughh but it's okay because I talked to her and I'll be able to go with her in a couple of says to get my hours out of the way. Hurray!!!

Nothing New

I have been currently procrastinating on my senior project. I haven't been working on it as much as i'd like to. I haven't been able to meet with my mentor, and the distance makes it harder for me to see her. But i'm hoping to find a time to go over and shadow her at her work. I am not able to be in the same room with her when she is with a student, since it is confidential and I am under the age of 18, but she always has something  I can work on.

There's No Going Back Now

So after a while, I have finally decided to stick to one topic. I am now committed to College Counseling. After putting in so much thought, I now realize that there is no going back now. My topic is set in stone. It's been two months since I've last gone with my mentor, I would go more often but she leaves pretty far from where I do and I have to go on a weekend that I don't work. But once everything gets back on track, I will be seeing my mentor more often.

Thoughts on Research

I have been doing some more research on my topic lately and the first thing that I realized was that School Counseling is known by different ways. Before, people used to know them as Guidance Counselors, and yes, there is a difference. I have also been realizing that counseling goes far back. As children, being raised by a parent or guardian, they automatically, become our first counselors. They are the first ones we go, or at least, used to go to for assistance in our everyday lives. When we would fall and get hurt, they were the ones there for us. When we couldn't tie our shoes, they were there to show us the steps.