Connections

Throughout the day I had several experiences that made me think of my project some include people walking through the halls and others included driving in my car.

As I wall through the halls I looked for signs of abuse and shockingly a lot of people show the signs. Now this doesn't mean they are abused but it just makes me think, what if they are? What can I do?

When I drive down the road I look for people, I see a lot of homeless people who could get a job but don't. There are girls forced into a job and here they are begging for money. I'm sure if you asked any victim if they would rather keep doing what they are doing or beg for money almost all of them would say they would rather beg for money.

Lastly laying in bed I think to myself, what if I was taken and forced to do what they are doing? Would I fight? Would I let them take me or would I even know that I was being persuaded into being in that lucrative business? All I know is that I'm thankful I'm not in that situation Abe that I need to get as many victims out of that situation as quickly as I can.

Design

When thinking about my environment and how I could hack it to better suit me I think about where I'd like to spend time. I love the outdoors so maybe I can go out in town and learn from my surrounds. Instead of hiding behind a blog I want to be out on the streets telling people that sex trafficking is real and that it happens everywhere, even here on the central coast.

By hacking my environment I will be open to more possibilities to succeed in my overall project. No one can truly succeed if they don't hack their environment, they will simply be going with the motions rather than making a statement,  making a difference.

The Crossroads Between Should and Must

Should is what society says you should do where must is your moral standards. I find myself doing what I should do not what I must do. As a teenager I want to fit in I want to be "normal" what does that even mean anymore?
I don't know why I want to be normal anymore, the only way to make a difference in the world is to be different, to be abnormal.
From now on I'm going to do what I must, be myself and make a difference no matter how small. I need to make a difference it's my moral instincts to be out of the box and hopefully inspirational to others to make a difference.
Should or must? I choose must.

Up To You

I have been struggling with plenty of problems the past few months but a big question I ask myself is- Am I an entrepreneur?
Most people view an entrepreneur as an expert and I by all means am not an expert when it comes to anything so I'm an entrepreneur in that sense.
As defined in class an entrepreneur is someone who puts something into the world that wasn't there before. By blogging and making a video I can consider myself an entrepreneur because I am putting products into the world that weren't there.
Am I an entrepreneur? As I think what I have done and what I plan to do I can honestly say I consider myself an entrepreneur now. Do you?

S Wonderful

Nik Koyama (an entrepreneur) and I are trying to put together a video to help spread awareness. This video will include a girl who is missing in Orcutt, we want to make a difference in the community and I believe I am speaking for both of when I say we feel the need to help the community.
I grew up here in Orcutt and to hear that a young woman my age is missing, it hurts. I love this community and hate that this has happened,  but as I have been saying, this can happen to anyone, even in the safest communities.
Do you think we can make a difference?

Look At My Brain

Being in classroom and being told you can build your own cariculum as a student is mind blowing but what is even more spectacular is that my cariculum is about sex trafficking. To be completely honest it's something I've been passionate about for years and being able to put my passion into school helps me want to do the work in class.

Currently I am working with a brilliant man named Nik Koyama and we are making a video to benefit a girl who is missing in Orcutt, Ca. This video will also help me expand my sources when I can finally make the shelter I want to build for the victims of sex trafficking.

Welcome to my mind feel free to explore.

Preview of Coming Attractions

Today Amparo and I talked about how we could collaborate and better the community through a video. This video would be about the missing girl in Orcutt, CA and how we would like to and do help her. Nik Koyama will be participating in this video as well in order to make an impact on the community.