The plants have grown so much. Their leaves are getting bigger and greener, their stems got thicker and their color become darker pink. I believe the roots are growing as well, observing all the nutrients and minerals. The last week, I learned a lot about those little plants I’m growing. Thanks to Mr.  Joal’s assignment, the presentation. During my research, I have found a lot of significant benefits of radish and learned different ways on how to cook them.

One days left of school and I learned a lot of things throughout this quarter. English 99 was very helpful. It was kind of reviewing what I learned in high school but in more details. Tammy’s class was very beneficial; it was the first time that I take a class that teaches me how to organize myself and my time to getting things done in time. I, myself, enjoyed that class and enjoyed working on the projects. Yes, they were a lot of work and needed time but I think that is the whole purpose of this class; you have a lot of things to do in short amount of time and you have to have them done in time. Math, in the other hand, was very helpful. I never liked math and I have always thought it is the hardest thing in my life. It makes me sick. Mr. MC Gregor, my math teacher, was very helpful and (patient). He would explain each problem slowly, which make it look easier. Something else I should mention, attending a club was a very nice experiment; I learned new things from the film club that grabbed my attention into film making and start thinking about learning more about that. Thanks to Joal, who was eager to make us learn things as much as possible by explaining ideas, watching videos, and visiting some places and see how movies were created and edited.

                The end of this quarter it is just the beginning of some other things waiting ahead. I loved the idea of the blogs and getting engaged in planting and relating them to my education. And I learned too much from every class I took. I hope I’ll pass all my classes with good grades.

The plants are growing significantly. New green leaves, longer stems, and I’m pretty sure they are growing under the surface within the soil. They love the sun even more; no wonder why they are getting greener. The sun and minerals in the soil are the most important things the plants need to grow. I kept the plants inside for two nights. The third day the leaves were turning yellow. As soon as the leaves exposed to the sun, they perked up.

Thanks to Tammy project; I really feel I grew even more knowing the community better; visited some places I’ve never visited before. Also, I can feel my growth in the English class; I did not find writing my second essay as hard as the first one. At the same time, math is going fine even though it is getting harder. Hopefully, I’ll get a good grade in my math last test; I feel I did great and I was feeling confident while taking the test. Just like the radishes, I am learning new different things every day, just like the radishes growing new leaves.  

After spending time absorbing the nutrition, the seeds decided to sprout above the surface. First, they were really small. Then rapidly they started to grow faster and faster. Of course the little radishes need water to keep them growing. A day after another, I noticed that the radishes are growing very fast, and I don't have to water them as much as they needed when they were just seeds.

After spending about an entire year without school; without writing, without reading, or doing any English, coming back to school is where I put myself to grow just like first putting the seeds in the soil and waiting for it to sprout. I kept gaining information and writing and reading strategies during the first weeks of school, which was watering me to help me grow just like watering the seeds. Writing the first essay was a little bit hard for me even though I used to write research papers from eight to ten pages long back in high school, but I was sure that was just me trying to sprout and get above the surface to see the light of my education and to use the strategies I have been learning. After writing the first essay, I lost the fear of writing and I’m putting all my attention into writing my second essay. While working on my second essay, I noticed that I don’t have to learn so many things and strategies as much as I learned in the first weeks of school. This reminded of the little radishes I’m planting; after sprouting, they do not need that much water as they needed in the first days of planting before sprouting. 

** The picture above shows the little radish when it first sprouted (top). the pic at the bottom shows how fast the radishes grew the day after. **