Sunday Reflection #2 :)

 Date: 5/22. Time: 22:45. Another great week of senior project! I think I almost enjoyed this week more than I did the last one when Sasha and I went to Maine. This week felt both productive and fun, we’ve made really good progress on our book that I’m very excited about and I feel like Sasha and I had fun on our little excursions throughout the week. We hiked, fished, wrote our script, and completed most of the art for our book. We figured out what we liked and debated ideas for our script and illustrations before coming up with our final idea that I think we’re both definitely excited about. I also think this week was a nice change of pace because we were on campus basically every day and the days that we hiked and fished were ones filled with fun and memorable experiences. I’m not going to lie, I was a little stressed out at the beginning of this project about how we were going to make it all work, but I think, especially since we pivoted away from the blueberry idea, that the past two weeks have lived up to any expectations I had. And Sasha and I have definitely learned a lot throughout this process, like how blueberries just aren’t in season, and I feel like this senior project turned out to be a great way to wrap up our time here at Proctor. Sasha and I were able to explore something we love -being outside and adventurous- and turn it into something that is both fun and creative!



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