Action Item Area: Thinking about what I’m going to be baking
Reason for Item: This is really important because I will be baking at least 3 times a week, and I don’t want to bake things I don’t want to bake.
Notes: I want to do things I haven’t done before such as muffins, pies, bars, tarts, etc.
Resolution: I will come up with a list of things to bake, I might not get to all of them but I will put them in order of when I will bake them.
Action Item Area: Timeline
Reason for Item: I need to write down how many baked goods I will end up baking, how many hours a week I will be volunteering, and how much I will get done in general.
Notes: I need to also figure out how many interviews I will be doing and when I will be doing them.
Resolution: I will create a possible schedule that might be changed over time but it will also include what I need to get done each week. My goals for the week.
Action Item Area: Connections
Reason for Item: I might do some interviews with people who have done this kind of work before with accessible baking, or just creating their own recipes in general, or working with people in poverty.
Notes: My mom told me about a friend of hers that I might be able to talk to, and Karyn told me about someone she knows as well. I will also reach out to Eric the chef at LREI, and the baker at my dad’s restaurant Yuca Bar.
Resolution: I will talk to my mom about interviewing her friend, and I will talk to Karyn as well. I will also reach out to the Bowery Mission to see if I can volunteer there in person and if I need to get a covid test before I do. If I cannot volunteer there in person, I do research on other places, and if no place allows me to volunteer then I will conduct more research on my topic and interviews. I will do at least 3 interviews.
Action Item Area: Creating my interviews
Reason for Item: I will figure out how each interview will go and who is available, this will add more depth to my project.
Notes: I need to write down questions, find times for the interviews, and reach out to the people I need to reach out to. I will also write a blog post afterward.
Resolution: I will send emails out first to the people I want to interview, I will do research on a third person/company to interview.
Action Item Area: Research possible places to volunteer/blog to read
Reason for Item: I need to reach out to places to see if I can volunteer in person, and what I need to do in order to volunteer. (covid test) Volunteering adds another element to my project which includes action, and I really hope I can do it. I also need to find a food blog to read to gather inspiration from when writing my own blog posts.
Notes: Bowery Mission is my top choice, if I can’t volunteer there I will find another place close to home. I also need to create my blog that I will be posting on.
Resolution: I will do the research, sign up for the volunteering on my volunteering days in my schedule, and send any emails out if I need to asking any questions that I have.
My plan for the senior project has split up into two main focuses now. I will be finding my own happiness through baking and not worrying about efficiency or expenses. Then I will also be learning about what people in poverty go through, especially families in poverty by volunteering and doing my interviews.