Blog 8

The inspiration for my Senior project came to me when trying to figure out my major for my upcoming year at college. I wanted to work in urban studies and I found this opportunity to be a great one to spend in a city where I will hopefully be eventually taking part in college at. Working in LA which is such an urban area and have any opportunity to work with such an amazing company was amazing. My initial goals and the situation ended up being a little bit different then my takeaways. The quality of my mentorship was amazing and I love engagement what happened on meetings. I think I’ve learned a lot about what I can do to make the world a better place I think one thing I would say but my project is I wish it had a little bit more structure but overall I think it was a very beneficial experience. I think Hawken can be more involved with organizations in general ones that are truly focusing on the greater good of our community. I think we should go beyond helping organizations that focus on education and helping those with homelessness. I don’t really have much advice for juniors I think just find something that you’re interested in and it will come to you. It is my most important Takeaway was just having fun from this whole experience and learning and growing as a person. I’m very thankful for the opportunity to be able to sit and sit in on these meetings and truly experience so much in such a short time.


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