Bonjour! My name is Hanne and I will be exploring the French language through the project ‘French Language Growth Plan.’ Please feel free to follow along with me and observe my progress. This journey will explore one of the Big Ideas and one Content connection in each of the grades 5 through 8, with activities I will complete along the way. Additionally, I will be recording most of my development for my teacher and others to observe.
I am always open to feedback as it helps me learn and grow. I am quite new to speaking French so this will be a wonderful reflection tool to look back on when I am more confident and capable. Posting the videos will also help me challenge myself and move outside of my comfort zone.
There have been many ups and downs with this inquiry project, namely the premonition that my stereo upgrade was undoubtedly going to happen. I felt disappointed, to say the least, when I learned that the budget I had originally started with was well below the anticipated costs.
Lets take a look at the things I learned along the way:
Leave it up to AI: I asked Copilot and ChatGPT to give me a full stereo setup for under $1000 (my budget) and they delivered. However, what I didn’t consider was all the other parts and tools that I would need to replace or remove any of the existing equipment in my vehicle, which ran the cost way up
Space for Subs: I learned that my vehicle has a neat area in the trunk/wagon that could be used for the storing of the amplifier and sub-woofer so I don’t lose cargo space
Under-seat Storage: If I bought the *mildly expensive* sub-and-amp in one combo, I could get a small enough one to fit snugly beneath the driver’s seat which would also reduce the possibility of new equipment taking up too much space
Stereo Found: During my hours of extensive research, I was able to find the exact digital media receiver I want to install and a video showing me how to do it. When the time is right, and gold coins rain down from the heavens into my pockets, I will know what I want and how to install it
Financial Frustration: After weeks of research and countless hours watching videos, reading forums, and adding more items to carts, my dream of upgrading my stereo system in my car has come to a pause. I know it won’t stay paused forever, but for now my financial focus has to be on school, rent, and bills. There will be a time, but that time is not now
In summation, I still dearly love my vehicle. Crackly speakers and all. It is my dream car and I am more than grateful that I hanifested it into my life this year. That has been my true dream come true. It continues to serve me very well and I hope to upgrade it’s stereo system one day. Now, at least I know how.
