Leff

Name: Michael Leff

Guiding Question:

(optional) Use this space to list possible activities, tasks, experiences. Remember everything you do should help you answer your Guiding Question.

(Required) This plan is a “best guess” as to what you and your mentor think you will be doing. It is not meant to be a hard and fast schedule for your Exploration. The plan should illustrate how you intend to complete a minimum of 80 hours.


 * = Date ||= Location/Activity ||= Number of Hours ||
 * = throughout ||= Miss Maria's House/ Cooking ||= 35 ||
 * = throughout ||= Pathmark/ Shopping ||= 7 ||
 * = throughout ||= Driving ||= 5 ||
 * = throughout ||= Miss Maria's House/ Demonstrating Observing ||= 7 ||
 * = throughout ||= Miss Maria's House/ Wait TIme (for things that have to set) ||= 4 ||
 * = throughout ||= Miss Maria's House/ Eating ||= 15 ||
 * = throughout ||= Home/ Researching ||= 5 ||
 * = throughout ||= Budgeting Money ||= 2 ||
 * =  ||> Total Number of Hours ||= 80 ||
 * =  ||> Total Number of Hours ||= 80 ||
 * =  ||> Total Number of Hours ||= 80 ||
 * =  ||> Total Number of Hours ||= 80 ||
 * =  ||> Total Number of Hours ||= 80 ||
 * =  ||> Total Number of Hours ||= 80 ||
 * =  ||> Total Number of Hours ||= 80 ||
 * =  ||> Total Number of Hours ||= 80 ||
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Journal: My exploration got off to a rough start when my original mentor had some family issues come up and was unable to mentor me in building my guitar. It was a bit stressful having to give up my original idea and look for something else, but learning how to cook with Miss Maria so far has been extremely fun and has taught my a lot of good cooking skills I know I will use in college. Before cooking with Miss Maria, my total cooking experience comprised of breakfast foods like eggs, bacon, and toast, and anything that you can put in a microwave. Apart from that, I was fairly helpless when it came to cooking anything. The first few things we made with Miss Maria were refried beans, pico de gallo, guacamole, chicken tacos, and tres leches. Oh! Even before all of that I have gained valuable knowledge in how to go grocery shopping. I really haven't ever done that before, and Miss Maria taught me how to look for the best products like how for most fruits its the color and how squishy they feel, but for some things like cilantro, it really doesn't matter. My ultimate goal would be feeling comfortable enough with cooking so in college I could cook practically anything for myself, but I don't feel like that will happen by the end of the exploration. So far, I have at least been exposed to enough cooking that I could probably follow most recipes or throw together a basic yet delicious dish like the chicken tacos, which I know I will use in the future.

=DAVID, YOU OWE TWO MORE JOURNALS BEFORE YOU CAN RECEIVE A PASSING GRADE! (J. Rashkind)=