kat m.
japanese language/culture
What is the best way to prepare for a homestay in Japan??
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26 April 2012
Helping 2013 @ 19:15
Who did you interview: Natalie Ovcharenko
What day and time: 25 April 2012; 12:50pm.
1) She wants to do something about Cosmetology in collaboration with photography because she thinks it's a really interesting art form. Although she doesn't wear make-up, she wants to learn more about it.
- I think it was a really good idea, especially since she focused it more. It wasn't just make-up, it was in collaboration with something else. The only concern, which I expressed, was that since she doesn't wear make-up, and she's not really into it, that she start doing research NOW, so that she doesn't change her mind and get bored with it later.
2) Her really good friend is a photographer, so she plans to work with her on the photography aspect of it, and learn about that or try to do some of the make-up on the subjects. If that doesn't work out, her friend has a friend that works at Nordstrom in the makeup department..
- I suggested if she wants to learn the photography aspect of it, she could do ROP Photo, but since she wants to focus more on the make-up itself, I told her to look around and see if she can find a make-up class. There are some interesting things out there, and you just never know.
3) She expects that we know a lot about our topic, and to teach what we know as if it was an iPoly class, as our teachers teach us about what they know. She expect us to know already what to talk about and do some sort of lab. She used the example of 'Boot camp' in Freshman year. Outside activities.
- I suggested to go in with an open mind. Even if a topic sounds really boring, it could be really interesting. You never know what route the senior is going to take it. And a really interesting-sounding topic could not be interesting after all; you really just don't know.
4) How many people do you have to interview? 4
Is anybody doing cosmetology that she can ask? I wasn't too sure about anybody except for Sam Kowal, who's doing horror film make-up. Also, you can talk to Mrs. Edwards too.
Would volunteering count as service learning? Yes, absolutely. Classes count as well, especially for independent component. Community college classes are free, which could be great.
- I mentioned about researching now when I wrote #1, but I really wanted to emphasize that again, Researching in the beginning can take a lot of stress away from senior year, and make research checks not as frantic. I also suggested finding contacts and people within the field to interview because it makes things a LOT easier. It really is good to be ahead, or else you end up changing your mind, and it turns out bad. The last thing I said was to ask our class for help, or last year's class, etc while in the process.
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