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● My articulate personality and nonchalant attitude allowed me to quickly
make friends and approach my colleagues.
○ With that said, I still had some issues regarding group work, as I was
not comfortable with making decisions outside of my own immediate
sphere of influence.
● My difficulties regarding time management were made apparent.
○ Resulted in numerous situations where projects are barely finished at
the deadline.
● Forced me to take leadership roles, something that I was not too familiar
with.
5. ● Although I’ve always been fairly artistic, at least the technical aspects, I
haven’t engaged myself in art for numerous years. Thus, it was fairly
daunting for myself to engage in an art focused program (specific
reference to the core skills).
● The architecture studio did not deal with any autodesk programs to my
surprise, what it did instead was to encourage the mindset of a successful
architect
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6. Swimming
● Although I love the ocean, I’ve always had a peculiar fear of pools
○ I loved to swim, thus I hoped it would provide a means of getting over
this dislike of pools.
● Every time I swam, I would initially feel somewhat disgusted by the thought
of what I may be swimming in. I would later reconsider when I thought
about how the ocean is far dirtier.
● Nevertheless, I consciously outweighed the dirtiness of the pool with the
benefits of exercise.
7. Piano
● I taught myself how to play piano
○ Although I’ve learned numerous instruments up to now, I had never
taught myself how to play an instrument prior to the piano
● Was an enlightening experience, would prove to be a useful asset as the
lessons learned can be applied to more than just music.
○ Lessons such as the importance of perseverance, along with the
dangers of overdoing something
9. CAS Project — IBGreen
● I personally began the project and requested the assistance of my
colleagues.
● We got together numerous times in the planning of the activity, both
regarding specific dates/schedules, along with the nature of the project
itself.
● An environment campaign focusing on the everyday was initially my idea.
○ I wanted to do something feasible, yet beneficial to our immediate
community.
○ The thought process was very straightforward
CAS Project → Campaign → Help Community → Environmental Campaign
● Design of the website was also headed by myself.
11. CAS Project — IBGreen
● Being a multi-person project, collaboration was necessary.
● We met up to collaborate numerous times, as conflicting schedules was
something that came up a lot during our experiences with this project.
● Specifically, all aspects for this project were done at least somewhat
collaboratively.
○ Alex Du and I worked together to complete the website, although I
myself did the designing.
○ We all participated and helped to collaborate in the cleaning of the
parks.
12. SPCA
● Nearly all the work done here was collaborative
○ Cleaning of litters
○ Grooming and cleaning of animals
■ Specific reference to animals whom disliked to be groomed or
washed.
● The environment itself also promotes collaboration
○ Collaboration helped to facilitate the healing of some of the animals
14. Piano
● I would set aside two hours each
week to play the piano
● Although I would often get
frustrated with the instrument, I
would continue to persist rather
than just dropping it.
● The volunteer opportunity itself
requires a significant amount of
dedication on the part of the
volunteer
○ At least 2 hours a week and
6 months of continuous
volunteer work
SPCA
16. CAS Project — IBGreen
● The purpose of the project itself was to promote global values in our day to
day lives.
○ We cleaned parks as means of showing the negligence in society, and
that those that are complacent are just as guilty; how as members of
our community, we have an obligation to maintain its well being.
● The importance of the environment is directly engaged, along with the
concept of mutual respect between people and nature.
18. SPCA
● I would have to directly engage with the past of numerous animals, most of
which involved mistreatment and cruelty.
o Some animals are now somewhat aggressive as a result of this
cruelty. SPCA chose to take them in rather than euthanizing them,
● Ethical implications are directly considered as we take animals into the
shelter.
● On a personal level, this program appeals to my own sense of ethics and
morality, along with my love of animals.
20. Piano
● Through this activity, I have
learned to play piano to a fair
extent, and I hope to continue
learning for the foreseeable
future.
● Learned how to manipulate
autodesk revit, the program to
which most new architectural
design is currently being done
on.
● Provided a perspective into
architecture on a whole.
Drafting
21. ● I have developed numerous skills through my experiences with this
program, as a result of not only the core Architecture Studio, but also Core
Skills and Visual Culture.
● Other than improving my technical art skills, I have bettered my ability to
cooperate with others, abilities as a leader along with my time
management.
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