Cassidy’s entry – “It’s kind of fun doing the impossible” – Walt Disney

The story of PolyHouse seems impossible to many. 30 Students + 1 family + 6 workdays = a new home. To many the equation just doesn’t add up, but to the students involved in the IME 556 class, impossible just isn’t in our dictionary. Impossible is just another challenge to become achievable!

This marks the 4^th week of our Spring Quarter. What exactly does that mean? Well…

• 4 weeks are already under our belt until summer begins.
• 4 weeks gone means 1 week until midterms
• 4 weeks gone 2 weeks until our first big fundraiser:

APPLEBEES: All you can eat Pancake Breakfast – May 2^nd 8am-10am $6 presale

• And finally 4 weeks down means only 4 WEEKS until we break ground in Nipomo with the Todd family!

I’m currently working with the finance team for this project. And, it has been quite the undertaking trying to raise so much money in such a short time, but so rewarding knowing there are so many people in the community willing to donate to such a great cause!!! I have truly enjoyed my time in the class so far. For me, there is a steep learning curve to tackle.  See, I’m not the typical student in this course.

1) I’m still in my undergraduate education.

2) I’m not studying to be an Industrial Manufacturing Engineer.

3) I’m not even in the College of Engineering!

I’m an Agricultural Science Major studying to be a teacher.  So how do I fit into this equation? I ask myself that all the time! I got involved in this course because one of my closest friends was in the class last year. She told me about this class, volunteered me to work the weekend and fundraise with a club I work with.  That’s exactly when my passion for this class began! It didn’t matter that I don’t have the pre-recs for the class or the engineering background; I was determined to take the class the next year. So here I am, absolutely loving my first engineering class!

This class may have seemed crazy, unfeasible and impossible to me at first, but really just like Walt Disney put it, impossible is FUN!  May 14^th here we come….

-Cassidy