Relfection

     The senior capstone project taught me a lot about my topic as well as myself.  Critical thinking played a key part in my project because I used it to complete my research paper by putting together  essential parts that made my essay flow and make sense. When I blogged I used critical thinking to reflect on how much I grew as a person from my project's experience. Communication was also important, because I needed to communicate well with my mentor in order to have meet-ups. I had no problem with communicating with my mentor b/c he would always answer back asap. Working with my mentor was the only way I collaborated with someone for the Capstone, and my mentor was great so we worked well together.  For my project, I felt I didn't have to use much creativity b/c my project was straight foward and it contianed a lot of facts.

     The Capstone Project helped me in many ways to grow as a person. Personally, I was able to overcome procrasination, speaking in front of an audience, and also being responsible and on time with my work. Because of this project, I grew socially by learning how to communicate to adults in the work enviornment such as when I was at my mentor's dealership. I gained knowledge throughout the whole project intellectually because I learned so much about hybrid vehicles and how they benefit the enviornmen/ the cosumers who purchase them. I'm glad I didnt't give up on this project since I learned a lot and became more mature after this experience.

     Although the project allowed me to benefit and grow from it, I had to go through some struggles and challenges in all aspects of the project. First off, the research paper was so stressful for me because I used a lot of critcial thinking and at the same time I procrasinated on it. Luckily I pulled through and turned it on time by doing a lot of work right before the due date. Finding a mentor was hard for me too because many dealerships denied me due to liability, but thanks to Mr.Migdail, he appointed me to Victory Honda where they were kind and understanding people who were willing to become my menor. I had to be really patient with my mentor to complete my hours, because he was always busy and had a lot of work. So it was a struggle to finish, but I consistenly asked him when he was available so I wouldnt miss a day he was available to work with me.