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. **