Conclusion: What did I do all these weeks?
Mae b -
This is my last blog post! I am a little sad about it – doing my senior project has been a great experience. If there are any BASIS juniors out there reading this, here’s my advice: do a senior project. You dream up anything you want, and Ms. Cohen will help you make it into a project. It is so much fun! It’s also okay if you have no ideas about what you might want. Ms. Cohen will help with that too.
I gave my final presentation last night. It was a really good time – I was nervous, and while I am glad to be done with it, I also enjoyed giving it. Presenting is fun when you care about the topic! 🙂
I want to share my biggest reflection from my project: everybody go learn a language. Seriously, everybody. It is so good for your brain! I talked about this in a few other posts. Your cognitive capacity will increase greatly. Bilingualism is associated with better memory, delayed Alzheimer’s, better problem-solving… It’s super good for you!
Looking back on this project, a few moments stick out to me…
I remember a particular moment when I was interviewing Elsa over the phone. I had a series of questions for her. My last one was intended to be easy and fun, to end a happy light note.
Me: What is your favorite part of your job?
Elsa: My favorite part…is receiving the kids, and no matter how they are, if they are upset, I know I can make them feel better. In five minutes, they will be smiling. And at the end of the day, sometimes they don’t even want to go home. I know I can put a smile on their face. That is my favorite part of doing this job.
I remember coming into preschool my very first day. Yadira smiled and introduced herself. And then the kids started arriving. It was amazing – all these little people kept showing up. Just one after another after another. And Yadira kept smiling at me. (She never stopped – thank you Yadira. Getting to know you, as briefly as I did, was really special). And the kids just kept coming. It felt surreal to actually be seeing so many tiny people at once.
I remember a moment during my second to last week at GalaMundi when a child came up to me and said, “can I sit here?” gesturing at my lap. Of course, I said yes, and she did. She was sleepy – she just laid her little head on my chest and grabbed my hands and pulled them around her. It felt so good to be trusted by her.
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