Senior Projects: Week 2 (1)

This week, I was given insight on a probono case where a convicted criminal filed complaints against the correctional institution he was staying at. My task was to go through the 400 page case and match each complaint that the prosecutor made with the…

History Museum Week 2, Part 2 (Just Thursday, 4/4)

Thursday 4/4: OK, this is editing mode Ella and I just wanted to preface this by saying this would originally cover Thursday and Friday, but I ended up having one of the best days ever Thursday and it would just be wayyyy too long!…

Home

Today, I left Spain and went home. I was a little stressed going through the airport alone, but everything went smoothly. The food was not the best, but I brought snacks to eat. Next week, I will start working with Mr. Moscicke.

Senior project pt. 3

This week has been largely the same as the last, scanning documents and reading through articles, but there has been notable progress. I finished the first newsletter and took down an entire deck at one of the properties! I also attended a (pretty uneventful)…

Senior project pt. 2

On Friday I assisted with renovations at several properties. I tore out a shower and moved the chunks of drywall & nails back to the truck at one house. I also moved a washing machine from the basement of the other property into the…

History Museum Week 2 (4/1-4/5) Part 1 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Tuesday 4/2: Hello! I hope everyone is having a great second week of senior projects! Here are some updates and what I did for the first part of my second week. I will update on Friday afternoon with the rest of my week. Tuesday…

Traveling alone and Botanical Gardens

Today I went to the botanical gardens in Madrid. Lucía was at school today so I went alone and it was my first time using public transport alone. I used the bus and the metro. I was pretty stressed but it ended up being…

Chinos y Churros

Today I learned about chinos. As Chinese immigrated to Spain they opened small convinient stores. The word “chino” may seem offensive but it is simply a common word to refer to these stores. They have all types of snacks, drinks, and household items. I…