Senior Project May 17

 Tuesday May 17 

Today we made chicken enchiladas with a bean and arugula salad. We started cooking this morning around 8:45 and it was the first time we had cooked meat! I have never cooked with chicken before, it was a good thing to learn, and tasted pretty good! After that, we went to Spectrum, served dinner, and hang out for a while talking with people. It was a pretty intense day, which lead us to talk with the staff about the way in which they handle these situations and debrief. We learned a lot about Spectrum as an organization and the reason they get to provide a case-to-case protocol for certain situations and youth. Spectrum is funded solely through donations so they do not have to follow the same rules and regulations as state-funded corporations. This provides a much more welcoming environment, in which they are able to help counsel the youth. 

Time Spent Today- 7 hours 

Total Project Time- 43 hours 







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