Summer Mentorship Component

1. Mentorship Log

2. What is the name and contact number of where you volunteered at?
The name is Violence Prevention Women's Resource Center. It is at Cal Poly Pomona and the number is (909)869-3112.

3.What questioned were raised because of the 10 hours of experienced?
The first significant question was Do I Want To Do This For My Senior Project? Constantly being around domestic violence survivors and having to deal not just with the emotional trauma but the legality of it all is stressful and it takes a certain type of person to be strong in a setting like that. I questioned if I was the right person for it all and if this was something I could handle for my senior project.

4. What is the most important thing you gained from this experience and why?
I think most people expect to find their experiences to be magical but really I think what this did for me was show me that even though I am interested in social justice and bringing awareness to the community, it just isn't my cup of tea. When it really comes down to it, you tend to become what you surround yourself with and I am searching for something else. This was not my drive, I could not feel it as strongly as I know I could have.

5. What is your senior project going to be? Explain.
After doing most of my hours with VPWRC I have come to realize that I would be comfortable with doing it for my senior project because it is a topic of interest but I would not call it a passion. I have contacted Cal Poly's music department and the women in charge of Music Education, Dr. Janine Riveire replied by saying she could not formally talk to me about it until August 23rd since she (along with the rest of the music department) was on leave.