Your Story: Choose a “critical incident” that set you on your path and helped you uncover how you want to make an impact (your contribution) through your senior project experience.

 

Ever since I was little, we would visit my uncle’s family farm in Chesterfield New Jersey. When I was younger I would stay at my Aunt and Uncles house on the weekends sometimes in the summer and I would help pick vegetables or pick corn. I loved getting my hands dirty and doing labor-intensive work because that is something that I can’t do in the city. Whether it was cutting down trees and pulling out stumps with a tractor, there is something about working with your hands that is satisfying. There was an emphasis on utilizing the land to the maximum and I learned about how different varieties of plants had pros and cons and that that had to be balanced with the using different amounts of pesticides and chemicals. It was a delicate balance and I’ve always wanted to learn about how that could make a farm more productive.

 

Describe how you uncovered this interest/curiosity/passion (what energizes you) and what you’re good at (your talent).

I uncovered this interest because all through the years, I always wanted to visit the farm and spending time with my relatives their was always so interesting and exciting. Because there is nothing even remotely like that in the city, I found that I was always wanting to get away from the city and go to the farm. I was always eager to learn how to do things the right way, and it felt good to know that you were helping the farm in a meaningful way.

State Your Purpose: Share your purpose statement; the integration of your reason and resources. Share Your How: How will you deliver that purpose to the world through your Senior Project? What will you do/make? Give a call to action: How do you want people to help you deliver your purpose?