Baby sitting

When my parents went to the company meeting, I had to take care of kids of other my dad's companions. Therefore, I had to spend time with them for a day.
There were 3 boys and 4 girls all around 9 years old. Firstly, I had to feed them so I ordered some food from a restaurant and they ate themselves but sometimes I had to make them quiet or prevent from playing games. After they finished eating, they wanted to go out and play hide and seek. So I went out with them and played with them. It was a hard work to run as much as them but I tried to enjoy it.
When the meeting was almost finished at 8 or 9, they had to go home. So we said good bye to each other and hoped to see each other again.

From this activity, I undertook a new challenge because it was the first time I tried to take care of kids. I also considered ethical implications to the kids because I had to bear all their manic behaviours and words. Moreover, I developed my skills when I take care of kids. As it was the first time, it was quite hard for me to adjust with them but after the day, I feel more confident in taking care of kids.

Making a handmade bithday card

For celebrating my friend's birthday I tried to make a card with birthday wishes. I made a layout to have a envelop and 4 including letters with bookmarks. I printed out the layout for the envelop and made it with a red paper. Then I tried to put my Korean friends's face into teletubbies's faces since there are 4 Koreans in yr 13 and I thought that I will be a good combination. These were for the bookmarks. Then I printed out the photoshopped work. I used yellow papers for the writing paper. For each paper I put the each teletubby on the top of the writing paper. After finishing making the letter I wrote a letter to him and other friends also wrote some birthday wishing words to him. Then on 8th of March, I gave the letter to him with a present and I assume that he liked it :)

From this card making, I planned the activity and initiated it by making a layout for the actual card. Moreover, I also showed perseverance and commitment since making this card took about 2 hours to complete. And finally I also believe that this activity helped me to develop new skills because I tried to make a card by hands on my own.

1. layout for the envelop

2. Composing faces to teletubbies

3. Completed card

Chocolate Letter to my dad :)

11th of November is the pepero day in Korea and at the same time it was the day that my father was coming back from Korea. Therefore, I wanted to make the day special and went to a supermarket. However, I could not find pepero in the supermarket so I went to the other supermarket but still could not find it. In the end, I decided to buy chocolate instead of pepero. And as soon as I got back home. I started to make a special letter for him. I wrote a letter under the chocolate so that he would see the letter after eating them all. He liked it and I was satisfied.

Developing new skills
Increased awareness of strengths and areas for growth

Poster in front of the psychology room

 

In psychology class, we have studied about research methodology. After finishing this chapter, Mr Giddens asked us to make a poster so that he can put it on the wall in front of the psychology room. This poster focused on interviews and reflexivity. We, at first, read the text book and made a lay out. And secondly, we wrote the title and the information. Finally drew speech bubbles around the information. However, we couldn't finish the poster in one lesson. So, it took 2 psychology lessons to finish the poster. In the second lesson, to finish quicker, we only wrote the important information for variables in interviews and recording the interview but more detail for reflexivity. Then we started to decorate the poster. We have drawn speech bubbles for side information. So we wanted to draw differently in the middle. Then we came up with the idea of drawing a ribbon around the variables in interviews. So I drew a ribbon around the variables. However, it was not enough for us because of the under part. We almost ran out of time but in the end Sabina and Aina suggested to draw the tail of the ribbon. So we decided to draw the tail and finished the poster. We were all satisfied about the output that we have made.

As a result,

I have worked collaboratively with others

Developed new skills

Undertook a new challenge

Carbonara

I practiced making cream spaghetti many times to my family and there were a lot of mistakes and dissatisfaction. But at this time, I have made another Carbonara and I heard from my family that this one is the best one ever I have made so far. Moreover, I was also satisfied from what I made. From this experience I have realized some know-hows such as boiling cream much more after putting the noodle than I had done before, put the yolk of an egg to make the cream more sweeter. But still I thought that there should be more improvements. I thought that the bacon should have been softer. Next time I will be more careful to choose the bacon. I even promised that I will make it to my classmates when they come to my house. So I will practice more so that they will be satisfied as well.

As a result,

Increased awareness of strengths and areas for growth
Developed new skills

Jumping Rope

On every Friday, for my exhausted body during the week days, I do jumping ropes for every friday. Since I don't have PE lessons, I felt that I am getting weaker and weaker. When I started jumping rope, it was hard to do more than 150 times of jumps as my legs were getting heavier and my heart races so fast. I usually did around 100 at once. But now I more easily do 150 times and try to do 200 at once. However still it is a challenge for me. As I improved, I believe that if I give an enough effort to improve, I can achieve my goal again.

• Increased awareness of strengths and areas for growth

• I learned that if I try my best towards something that I want to achieve, I can achieve the things quicker and in a satisfied way. Moreover when I understood that I really have improved from the past, the feeling was awesome. I think it will have a positive effect on my next goal.

• Planned and initiated activities

• I am planning my goal to achieve next goal because if I don't have my own goal, I am not likely to be motivated when I jumping rope

• Developing new skills
• Now I can jump faster and better. I don't usually get stuck by the rope and do nearly 150 times without getting stuck and having breaks.

Chicken Doria

When I was in Korea, I went to a spaghetti restaurant and for the first time in my life, I tried a doria with a chicken. It later became an opportunity to try to make a chicken doria at home when I came back to Moscow. I looked for the recipe and for the first time, made my own chicken doria. Since I am in Moscow and cannot visit the restaurant, the output was satisfied me.

In order to make a chicken doria,

1. Season chicken with salt and black pepper
2. Cook the chicken and put some vegetables ( I put onions and mushrooms)
3. Put cooked rice
4. Put spaghetti sauce or ketchup and evenly roast
5. Take the rice to a container for ovens.
6. Put mozzarella cheese on the rice
7. Warm up the oven with 180 degrees C
8. Put the container to the oven and wait until the cheese melts down
9. Take out the container from the oven after 7-8 minutes

• Undertaking new a challenge
• I cooked one that I really liked. So it was a big success to me after I tried it. It was a new challenge for me but as the result was quite successful I was proud of myself as well. However, as it was the first time cooking it, the taste was not very good. I will try to make it several times more so that I can cook better.
• Developing new skills
• I have developed my new skills of cooking. I could feel that I have learned a different skills while I was cooking this. For example, I learned how to season chickens.