Blog Entry #12- Holiday project update

1. It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school. What did you do over the break with your senior project?

• I concentrated on my independent component during winter break. I began to break down my independent component into different sections that would help me understand what contacts are and their impact on people. I will learn how to put on contacts as well as maintenance of the product which include eye solutions and other essentials, teaching patiences, and understanding why and how contacts are so beneficial. This is just an overview of what I plan on doing. I have already scheduled days to complete the 30 hours needed.   

2. What was the most important thing you learned from what you did, and why? What was the source of what you learned?

• I learned that contacts provide confidence and comfort for all with vision impairment. They allow the self conscious to come out of their shell and fell confident with out the stigma that glasses have. Contacts are also comfortable and unnoticeable which allow one to feel as if they have nothing in their eye. Contacts are also extremely affordable, for they offer many economical packages that vary the life span of the product. The longer the contacts last the more expensive the shorter the cheaper.  

3. Your third interview will be a 10 question interview related to possible answers for your EQ. Who do you plan to talk to and why?

• Since my essential question is based on the correlation between poverty and vision loss I will be interviewing Dr. Morris, an optometrist that is experienced with poverty. He frequently travels to Mexico; a country with a large amount of its population below or at the poverty line, to give free vision check ups to the poor. I am confident that he will very helpful with any question I may have with my essential question.