CAS Blog- Sara

Going to the Gym LO2, A April 23, 2023 I went to the gym again and today I worked on my back and shoulders. This was definitely a challenge since I had no idea what I was doing but thankfully I found out an exercise routine, and I just followed it. While I was doing the exercise I realized that I was hurting my back while doing some shoulder exercises. While doing these exercises I learned that I need to find modifications for specific exercises. This was something I had never encountered well working on any other body part. I learned what limitations I had while doing exercises and the importance of listening when your body is telling you is too much. While I was still sore the next few days and my back was in some pain I can not imagine how I would feel if I just ignored the warning signs.

Planting Trees LO6, S March 4, 2023 I went to plant trees again, well we didn’t really plant them, we placed mulch on the plant beds. I learned that this provides a level of protection for the plants. Mulch helps to maintain moisture in the plants when there is little rain and prevents weed growth. We also learned about the importance of making sure the mulch is even because an uneven layer allows for weeds to grow in certain areas which take nutrients and water away from the plants. Placing mulch on the plant beds especially in Houston, since the weather is drastically changing and there is constant humidity which weeds love. I learned that while planting trees is an important way to try to stop climate change if the right support is not put into place it doesn’t not matter what you try to do. This is because we need to provide the earth with ways to protect itself from the harm humans cause and nature.

Going to the Gym LO1, A February 12, 2023 I’m back at the gym and I’m doing a leg day. I always have an amazing time when I work out my legs. This is because when I work on my legs I’m able to use heavier weights. While I know people at the gym do not judge other people I do not feel as self-conscious about the weight I am doing. While I was working out I was able to put 80 or so pounds in my legs but when I started working on my calf I found out that I needed less weight. For my calves, I was using 25 pounds and I felt like my calves were pulling an elephant. I think out of all of the exercises that I did it on my calves was the most challenging.

Lunar New Year Celebration LO5, C January 26, 2023 Kilali and I planned and organized the Lunar new year again, but this year we trained three other students on how to organize and run it for next year. Training these students made setting up and organizing the event a lot easier. We taught them how to coordinate with Ms. Henderson and with Mr. Zhou, how to plan the chopstick race, order food, pick the prizes, and decorate the school. While we were teaching them how to run the event, it made me feel less stressed. Working with them helped the decorations be amazing, we were able to organize parts of the school authentically, and when you entered the school it felt like you were in the Chinese Lunar New Year. We were also able to accommodate the activities to include the middle school and on the day of the event, everything went smoothly. I think if these students and future leaders of the Lunar New Year did not help us we would have been very stressed and I don't think the event w...

Planting Trees LO6 S December 6, 2022 I decided to do something different. I went to go plant trees. It was a lot of hard work and the weather did not help, but I enjoyed it a lot. I decided to go plant trees due to their importance to the earth. I have been reading a lot about climate change and things that I could do to help the Earth. While I have been recycling at my house, I felt like I needed to do something else, so I guess tree planting it is. While I was planting trees the organizers told me how important it is to replant trees, especially in Houston, since it is a metropolitan city with few trees. Once I started to plant the tree saplings I began to appreciate all of the volunteers that do this constantly, since it is very tedious but it has tremendous benefits. I was really happy that I was able to plant trees and make a little difference in the right direction.

Going to the Gym LO2, A November 13, 2022 I have not gone to the gym in about six months and today is the first time in my life that I will only be doing weights. And I don’t know if it’s the worse thing but I’m working on my arms, my arms are significantly weaker than I think any other part of my body. But once I started to work out I was kinda surprised I was able to use at least 13.5-pound weights. And the way the rotation worked was that I had to do push-ups(which I think are the worst exercise ever invented) after each set of 4 exercises I did 25 push-ups. I honestly felt like I was dying. When I started each exercise I felt good and I was having no issues but once I was on the second or third set I honestly like my arms were going to fall off. I even thought my arms were in pain. I’m glad I was able to go to the gym. I will definitely continue to go and I hope there will be a little less pain and soreness.