August Extra Blog Post

Hi! Welcome to my blog throughout the year I will be living, breathing, typing and thinking on this blog. You are welcome to follow me on my journey through this hectic year with me! If you have not already figured out my senior topic is CAKE DECORATING! the art of decorating a cake. To be completely honest i didn't choose this as my original topic I originally wanted to do Life-guarding/Swim Instruction which is what I did my summer mentorship on but because its only a summer thing and not a year round thing i had to choose my second choice which brings us back to Cake Decorating I am currently working with experienced bakers and i couldn't be any happier learning something everyday is so amazing. I plan on attending the bakery every Friday for five to six hours after school every week. I feel that by me doing this it will give me more time and experience not only with hands on experience but with giving me time with research on this topic.

Blog 4: Interview Preperation

1. I plan to interview someone within my profession for my senior topic. Luis White is a executive baker at a local bakery in Pomona Sweet Art Cakes.His motto as a baker is "We are only limited by your imagination." He has worked at his family owned business for many years now with a giant range in clientele.

2. Required Questions:

• How long is the process to be where you are at in your field of work?
• What do you recommend people at a young age who have this desire to work in this field do?
• Who else do you recommend I talk to?
• What kinds of places or activities do you recommend I do for the mentorship component?
• What books should I read to help me during this project?  

Additional Questions:

• What inspired you to become a cake decorator?
• What are some important quality's a cake decorate needs to have to run an efficient bakery?
• In your experience what are some challenges you can tell me you had encountered before you got here?

Blog 3: Topic Choice & Working EQ

1. Cake Decorating

2. Working EQ: How can one create and perfect the idea and image a customer is expecting. 

3. The WB is that way ----------------->

Summer Mentorship Component

Blog Post 2

LIberal: 

1. My Mentorship Log

2.  What is the contact name & number of where you volunteered?

        Andrea Gomez (909)-525-3156

3.  What questions were raised because of the 10 hours of experience?  List them. 

        How long is the process to become an lifeguard/swim instructor?

        What prior abilities are you needed to have to become a lifeguard?

        Are the challenges you face during the process manageable?

Interpretative:

4.   What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?

         The most important thing I've gained from this experienced is to ALWAYS be alert! Being in a pool with kids who don't know how to swim is something that is no joke. You need to have your eyes and ears pinned not only on the children you are teaching but the other instructors children because anything can happen in just that short amount of time of you turning around.

Applied:

5.   What is your senior project topic going to be?  How did what you did help you choose a topic?  Please explain.

           My summer mentor showed me that its important do something that I want and love to do with a passion. Her passion is to be in the water and show others how to experience what she feels every time she dives in a pool. What i want to do and what i love is baking and decorating therefore my senior topic is going to be Cake Decorating/Cake designing,