Show and tell journal entry

As we enter the second half of the first trimester it’s causing me slight distress that I haven’t accomplished more that can be physically shown but I know this is just the necessary beginning to my project. My main focus for CAS these last weeks has been to develop and organize the tennis marathon which I think a lot of has happened inside my head. I have been developing my ideas and working to make them a reality. Working with my mentors or parents to set a date and figure out the logistics. Some of the things that i’m proud of are; getting raffle prizes, creating my first official advertisement for the event, organizing with my dad the basic concept for the matches, figuring out what I want on the brochures, creating a logo, name & instagram account, setting up time frames, and planning how i’m going to advertise this event. It will all soon come together when I actually hold the event and raise the funds that will allow me to develop my actual project and fight for the animals that are mistreated in our communities. I don’t think there is one thing I’m specifically proud of but in general I’m proud of myself for taking on an event like this and really putting so much thought into it to squeeze all of it’s possibilities in order to raise funds. I’m proud of myself for pursuing a project that I truly believe and care about and for putting in the effort to make a difference even when sometimes it seems like too much to handle. 

Something I could have done better is I didn’t consider the weather before creating a timeline for my project. I was set on doing the tennis marathon first because it’s my event that would raise the most funds and allow me to start actually working with animals but due to Costa Rica’s weather ive changed the date around multiple times pushing it back each time. The planning and preparation going into this event is a lot so I didn’t want to risk it raining on that day. This is something that I wish I would’ve taken into account before as I could have spent this trimester focusing on other fundraisers and organizing the tennis marathon next trimester where I would be sure it won’t rain. Although I’m glad I have all this time to prepare and make my event better, I wish I would have been able to have something more to do for my project to move forward as sometimes I feel like I’m just waiting for the date to get closer. To prevent anything like this in the future I’m going to make sure to always take into account every possible aspect when organizing things starting with something as simple as the weather. I want to set up a timeline for my entire project so I can feel the most efficient and utilize these 2 years fully in order to never feel like I’m waiting.