This has been an exceptionally rough day for working on the research project. Study abroad meetings are draining my energy and I had to devote way to much time today to finishing up my Chinese visa. Additionally on top of that stress it’s been really difficult to make sure I’m still able to do the preflights and readings while putting as much time as I can into this research project. It’s been nice to know I’m not alone and I have heard that a lot of other students have been struggling to accomplish preflight assignments so close to the final due date.
However despite the difficulties of planning for China and maintaining class work while still putting in time on this difficult project, things are going well. Team Earth is scheduled for yet another meeting tonight, and ideally tonight is the night we finish everything. Shortly I will begin typing up the introduction to our team page using the notes we came up with in our next meeting. Our groups Story Map is nearly complete and only the addition of Sam’s slides and some light editing are needed in order to go live with the map. After the meeting the page will be ready for it’s due date on the 15th and the team is really excited about that.
If everything goes well tonight and everyone brings with them their completed assignments then this night should mean a lot of stress off of our shoulders. I think that the introduction page and the story map will be complete at the least which will be very exciting. I am also hoping to get another member of the team to create something for our additional information page. I’m excited to get to utilize the anchor links that Tierney has taught us but I think we need more information their. While the additional information page is not necessary to the class I think it would be a nice addition to our page that adds some depth.
Hopefully tonight at the meeting everyone will be prepared and calm enough that the idea of pitching additional information will not sound completely ludicrous. While we’ve talked about the additional information page before something tells me that peoples minds may be different after working on the project for so long. This all being said I’m feeling very exhausted and worn out from both this project and especially the meetings and tasks I had to do today for the Jan term.  Here is a photo I am hoping to use for the additional information page: