Hello, I am a scientist. I am a curious person who tries to look at issues from multiple perspectives rather than just one, so that other voices can be heard and so that I can be open-minded about potential solutions to a problem. My open-mindedness, combined with my Why statement, has helped me go deeper into my education in areas such as computer science and math. Is it hard? Yes, but it’s worth the effort. If we don’t challenge ourselves, then what are we doing? Now this might be a weird way of introducing myself, but it’s better than saying “Hi, I am Mayahuel.” This way of introducing myself doesn’t give a context of who I am, so I chose this way instead to represent myself. One Stone has taught me to push myself, to accept myself, grow from my mistakes, and see things in a different lens. For my artifact, I wanted to represent a different way we can see things in our world by using one of my passions that I haven't engaged in much this school year until last month: photography. I wanted to show a way we can see everyday things differently. Something that inspired me to do this project was the impact I had from my interviews for my Design Lab about sexual education towards racial minorities in Idaho. Before this DLab, I didn’t think sexual education was a big concern in Idaho until I witnessed an interview with a woman who teaches sexual education to refugees. This helped me see Boise through a new lens. This is what I want to show in my artifact: different perspectives of the world. This is how I want to do good in my community.
