The Wonderment

Daniel Alvarado

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How the house work is going

a few weeks ago I mentioned that I was working on my house, specifically the kitchen section of it. Although it is still not done this is where we are at, it was pretty tough ...

covered the tank

This part was really hard to accomplish, even more than anyone could think of. Because of problems with transport, getting the curtain later than expected and other factors, i...

Hydroponic Solutions and test plants

I have effectively set up the system, the motor was working, I put the Hydroponic solutions in the water and went to get some test plants to put in the system. When I went to ...

Filled the tank, chose the method

After cleaning the algae with chlorine I filled up the tank once again. I have done this a couple of times however I have learned my lesson, and because I don't want to have t...

Back on track

Finally, I have been able to get back to work on my project, I hate to admit it, but I stopped working on it for a couple of weeks because I had a large amount of work due for...

keep working in my house

After changing the roof my dad decided that he wanted to keep constructing so we are taking down a wall to have more space. although this work is making me have to spend most ...

working with my dad

My dad was really busy this weekend so he asked me to help him with his job, the video shows one of the 4 blinds installations we did that day, it was an exhausting day but at...

preparing the wood

in order to make a good structure for the new ceiling we had to buy new wood, and for that wood to not be eaten by the bugs we had to apply a special paint. it has been tiring...

working at home

My dad decided that we should change the ceiling in our house so I helped him dismantle it. overall it was tough because the sun here in guanacaste is really hot, and this job...

hiking

I went hiking with my family before dropping my brother off at EARTH, it was an amazing experience. it was tiring but not something I regret.

photography

I've been practicing photography lately when I go to the beach. it is nothing professional but I like when I take pictures and they look cool.

EARTH

Went to Earth University to drop off my brother. It was a great experience going there. unfortunately, We couldn't pass the front gate because of Covid, but it was good to go ...

clean tank

the tank is clean again however I don't want to fill it up until I have the cover ready for it. I don't want to have to take care of algae gain so I hope that this works. Acco...

Taking care of the plants

While the tank is getting cleaned, I am taking care of the plants from the other greenhouse, I watered them and made sure they weren't dying. it is important to take care of t...

Covering some sun

The sun was affecting us more than we thought, it was making the plant decay slowly and also it was evaporating the water of the tank. I found something that worked to block t...

Algae Again

Algae Again, because of the tank having nutritious water and the sun it recieves, algae are apearing again in the tank, i made sure to stop it before they grow more. I took th...

Checking the plant

after 4 days, I checked the plant that I had put last time, the plant was still alive, although it was a little decayed. I'm pretty sure it was because of the high amount of s...

TS-1

This is TS-1 or Test Subject #1, he is the first plant that is transplanted into the system with the nutrients in the water. I chose to only place one plant because it would b...

Hydroponic Solution

Today my friends came to help me with y project, thanks to this we were able to do things fast and today we finally put the hydroponic solution in the water. I will have to do...

update

Today I watered the plants that I will transplant into the system. it has been days without rain and with a lot of sun so the plants needed water.

problem soved

Finally got rid of the algae, at first, I thought of scrubbing them off, but then I realized I could work smart not hard so I bought a bag of chlorine and put it in the water,...

problems

While contacting Bernabe the Earth University student, I told him that algae were growing in the tank, He told me it was bad now that they steal the nutrients, so I should get...

more pool noodles

I was able to gather more pool noodles enough to fill out another planting lane, this gives me more space for plants so I will be able to plant more.

nutrients

I was working on my project and decided that everything was ready for transplanting the cilantro plants, so I went to go find the nutrients that are needed for hydroponics to ...

Advancements

This week I made progress, I found a place where I can buy pool noodles that is an instrument I need to put the plants in. I didn't buy enough because I miss-calculated and al...

Getting the motor to work

While cleaning the green house we noticed that the cable that gives energy to the motor didn't reach the outlet, the next time I went I took an extension with me however it wa...

cleaned the green houses

In La Paz we have 2 green houses that weren't maintained for a long time. My brother and I went to the school to clean both of them so they don't look dirty. One greenhouse is...

plans for vacation

I plan to get everything ready in the greenhouses, to begin with my project and get the greenhouse going with the water and the motor as soon as possible, I will look for a pl...

What you have learned journal entry

I started to work on my singing skills while playing my guitar, I was already ok at playing the guitar, but I never really tried singing. as it can be expected I didn't start ...

Progress

I’ve been working on learning how to code, it might sound like it is not related to my project but I have the hope to be able to learn how to code a website, this way I can ...

learning new skills(Coding)

recently I've been learning how to code with the help of Code.org, a platform that actually makes learning how to code, really easy. during the lesson about how to draw shapes...

Quarantine meet up

I joined my fellow classmates to talk about how we were doing in quarantine, talk about things that have bothered us, etc. it was nice to have people to talk to and say how I ...

week 9

From our previous learning: what were some elements that you saw that were based in management theories? What were elements from the video that were leadership traits? There a...

Week 7 reflection

this is the chair I've been working on, it is not the best but it is something I'm proud of, I worked hard in this chair. now I only need to put it together to finally have my...

hr week 6 reflection

The picture above is the evidence for what I did this week working for my dad, my job has evolved from just taking care of income and outcome of money, to overall helping in t...

Week 5 Reflection

I am not sure if you can see the image well. this is an example of the mini financial help that I did for the business. My Dad doesn't really get the time to manage this so he...

HR week 4

So this week what I did to go forward with my project I told my dad that the following week I would start working with him so I can continue with my project. There isn’t...

HR week 3 reflection

The motivation that a student or employee have, depend a lot on what their superiors think about what they do, if they are told they do a good job they will be more motivated ...

HR week 2 Reflection

This week has been interesting, I learned that when you get the job they offer you the training on how to do it and how to move around in the business, I used to think that it...

HR reflection

Did this change your understanding of the process? this process completely changed my understanding of the process because I used to think that it was only doing the interview...

Gratitude emails.

An important part of life is to learn to be thankful to those who had helped you, the following are examples of thank you Emails I have written to express my gratitude to the ...

Gratitude

When we fail to acknowledge or dismiss the contributions of others, regardless of how big or small, we miss an opportunity to strengthen the core of our community; the value o...

Challenges of the past weeks

to describe the challenges we have had these past weeks in our project I think it would be mostly that we planned a beach cleanup bought snacks for volunteers and at the end o...

Ethical Journal entry

In ethics, there are various theories, the one I use the most when it comes down to doing accordingly or in the planning of my CAS project is the duty ethics theory. I like to...

2nd trimester 2nd week

this 2nd week I and my partner made a budget for our upcoming plan that has to do with metal reusable straws. we wanted to find the price of a packet of straws and this is wha...

Creative sollution

My brother went to Boston and brought me a deck of cards, I was grateful but I didn't know how to play card games, then while watching some Netflix i encountered a show named,...

Active

I had a problem, I was at my Dad's office and had to get home, he was really busy to drop me off at home so I decided that I could simply bike there. so I grabbed a bike and h...

New Year´s Trash Cans

During NYE I gathered a group of friends and took garbage deposits to the beach we attended to see the Fireworks(Flamingo) then we each headed in a different direction to plac...

Journal entry

I find it incredible and inspiring how there are so many people around the world who are doing similar stuff to what I am doing, it is good to know we are not the only ones wh...

Twitter post

Twitter post anouncing an upcoming event that I will be attending.

I care about the enviorment

I care about the environment and I take care of it by planting trees.

By Daniel Alvarado

I am sustainable by helping

I am sustainable by helping the community of Potrero plant trees in the beachside.

By Daniel Alvarado

Question Journal Entry

Are you capable of rolling up your sleeves and putting your hands to work? -I really liked this question while writing it down because it is kind of telling people “A...

New year plan

This class week my partner and I started brainstorming some garbage can ideas to place during the new year celebration in our local beaches such as Tamarindo and Flamingo. We ...

Vacation Service

During this vacation, I have been working with my dad by doing graphic designs for him, we have been working on a personalized gift business in which I do most of the designs....