Bram Nutt's Senior Project

  Saturday: Saturday I went rock climbing with some friends. I hadn’t done any kind of rock climbing since a short unit in middle school. I learned from my friend the importance of using your feet more when you have a long reach between two holds. He also showed me how to use your feet to support you when there is a crease in the wall and you don’t have a foothold. I also learned that you can’t climb for too long when beginning because you get a blister very quickly. Sunday: There was a change of plans from last week. Initially, I planned to hike the wildwood trail today. However, I also planned to learn how to bike on Monday, so I decided to do something less strenuous today and learned how to bake banana bread. I rarely bake and baking reminded me of the importance of mixing the liquids separately from the solids Unfortunately, we were out of vanilla extract which the recipe called for so we did it without the vanilla extract. I thought that the bread turned out very good and it ...

Saturday: I usually just weed my adopted garden bed but in the spirit of doing something new I weeded one of the neighboring beds that had not been weeded for a while. It was a good thing that I did because I found a small maple tree starting to grow and I caught it just in time before the roots got too long and it would’ve had to have been dug out with a shovel. On Sunday I learned how to look for an apartment from my mom and the internet. First, my mom told me to think about the important questions that you need to consider when renting. Does it come with utilities paid? (utilities are Water, Energy, Internet/wifi, Garbage, Cable) Will it cost you extra money to live there? (due to location, crime, temperature etc.) Is there parking? Is there laundry in the building? Is crime bad? (You can determine this by looking at stats online, multiple locks on doors, and asking current tenants.) She also stressed the importance of visiting beforehand to make sure that you are not getting scamme...

 For my senior project, I am doing a new activity, learning something new, or improving on a skill (almost) every day. I chose this project initially because it was flexible and allowed me to try many different things that I would like to do but couldn't fill up an entire senior project. I also did this project because there are a lot of activities/skills that I would like to try/learn that I just have not gotten around to. It will also help me determine if I am interested in learning more about one of these new activities/subjects in the future. So far I have been working by myself and also plan to work with my parents on some later activities. My goals for this senior project are to s et times to finish each day's project, reflect on my learning and apply any takeaways, and document each day and post it all at the end of each week.   My first day I spent learning how to communicate using morse code. I used the chart below along with a youtube video to learn how to communica...