Dr. Jason Nichols Reflection

Dr. Jason Nichols
University of Maryland

Talking with Dr. Nichols was a very informative conference and one I where I got many college tips and advice. He was very inspiring with his words and truly made an impact on how I will look at the future for my school career. I liked how it was very calm talking to Dr. Nichols and we even talked about his old dream of rapping. We all had similar artists we enjoyed which put light over the serious subjects or school, etc. As one of the last conferences for the year, this was one that was important to have and learn from. Since many of us will be continuing our academic and school careers at a univeristy talking with him was a very good learning tool. He provided advice for us students and told us to enjoy your time at school, but take everything serious. He truly did make this conference a fun learning experience and I could have wanted nothing less! 

Paulina Nieliwocki Reflection

Blue Jasmine Floral 

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Talking with the beautiful, Paulina was so much fun and very relaxing. Hearing about all her events and weddings was super cool as well because her job is so different then many we hear about. Her passion for her profession was inspiring to me and one day I hope to be as passionate about my job like Paulina is about hers. Learning about flowers is not common, but she made it completely normal and informative. 

Her demo of the floral arrangement was by far the best part. It was so relaxing and yet enjoyable watching her create a beautiful piece. Talking to Paulina was such a cool experience and hopefully in the future be as excited for floral arrangement as the brides in all of the many stories she told us.
🥀🌺🌸💐🌷🌹

Natasha De La Rosa Reflection

I recently saw this piece of artwork and automatically thought of our conference with Natasha. All nurses right now are superheroes, and putting their lives and families at risk to help others. It was truly inspiring to talk to Natasha about her experience right now with the current world situation. She explained the importance of social distancing from a nurses perspective which was good to hear. After hearing it repetitively from authority on the news, it is good to hear how helpful these procedures actually are from people hand on working with it. She also talked to us about how tough her job can be at times and the sadness and reality of patients dying with the virus. Natasha is a true inspiration and even though it is not a field I am interested in, I respect her and every other nurse/doctor during this time. They are truly strong, dedicated, and selfless individuals and we cannot thank them enough for continuing their work right now.

Michael Guerriero Reflection

Mike Guerriero   

Talking to Mike was so interesting. Personally as a student looking to major in business it was so informative to here from a successful business owner like himself. Him explaining all the events he's been too was inspiring as well. I hope to someday be successful in the business industry and talking with him just gave more motivation.
I also LOVED how the conference had to do with his business being an ice-cream shop. It's super relative to me because I personally work at one, so it was cool like hearing other procedures for operating their building. With COVID happening right now as well, it was interesting to see their approach for still engaging in customer satisfaction throughout this pandemic. I took some of his procedures into consideration for me when I am working which was super awesome to use and benefit from.
Altogether, this conference was super fun listening to Mike's background. As well as informational for our class.

Stay-at-home Reflection

My experience so far has been a lot of mixed emotions. I am super upset, to say the least, that there is a very high possibility there will be no graduation or prom or last day of school for my class. Kids I've know for so long in my school career won't be able to celebrate graduating with each other. It is also hard to just sit during this world pandemic and blab on about my class. A lot of things will be missed for many different people, economic issues coming along with this, and most importantly how tragic COVID19 is and the many deaths it is bringing. It's very hard to describe this experience and all of my emotions in this short blog so I am going to right a day in the life right now for me!

 A day in my new life for me right now is very different than what a “normal day” usually looks like. I’ve been sleeping in which I don’t get to do on a regular day. Today, I woke up and signed into my online homeroom. I sat in bed and scrolled through my phone for about an hour and got up to get something to eat. I made two eggs, sausage and had cut up strawberries for a late breakfast. I then went back into my room to start my Remote Learning schoolwork. I do my schoolwork (normally) in the order of my normal schedule so I don’t forget any classes. I do a couple of assignments and take little breaks in between to grab a snack or just go on my phone.

Once I finished my schoolwork, my sister and I decided to go for a run. We haven’t left the house in a couple days so it was really nice to go out and get some fresh air. We took about a twenty five minute jog and came back to the house. To be healthy, I made a smoothie when I got home with mangos, oranges and pineapple juice as a little snack. After, I went to my room and continued watching my show that I’ve been binge watching. Since we are quarantined I've been watching A LOT of Netflix!

Finally, I have dinner with my family. After dinner we played a card game for about an hour. (Well they did. I kind of just watched because I was confused) When we finished up I went back to my room I had some ice cream and watched more Netflix. The rest of my night was pretty relaxed because I stayed in my room until I fell asleep. That’s what a day in my life looks like right now!

I even (temporary) dyed my hair pink :))

Professor Mark Wolters

         Speaking with Professor Mark Wolter's was super interesting for me! As we talked about the college topic I kept my notebook and pencil right beside me. I made sure to write down tips he gave us about college and classes. He told us to always see a professor if you're having trouble in class or just need to talk, so with this information I will use it to my advantage. He gave lots more college tip which I found super great.
        He then started talking about his youtube channel, Wolter's World, where he travels to many places all around the world and gives his viewers feedback. This conversation was so interesting!! I love traveling and hope in the future to be able to travel a lot more. Hearing about all his adventures made me jealous. My favorite topic was obviously about the food. He described so many delicious meals from all over. I think the most interesting one was Peruvian food when he said he ate guinea pig and that it was actually very good.
        I found this conference very fun and definitely interesting as well as informing. It was a great mix between serious college tips and interesting hearings about the world. It was all around a memorable conference with Professor Wolter.

Sal Leto Reflection

This is some artwork I created after the Sal Leto conference. When he told the class to write them down I did because I found them super powerful and inspiring. Talking to Sal was a good conference and actually super informing to hear from such a successful business entrepenuer since that is what I am planning to study in college.  A lot of tips came from Sal throughout our talk which I plan to keep will me in the future.