FINAL POST! I'M DONE!

AND MY FINAL POST IS HERE! While this post symbolizes a closing of a very interesting senior project, it is also the closing of an entire era of students. I am actually graduating. It's no longer just an intangible topic that may come up in casual conversation, no, it's real, and it's actually happening. This project has been a roller coaster ride, and has been a lot of work; much more than I expected. However, I think this project has helped me grow up a little bit more and give me a taste of what the real world is like, prepping me for my nearing college experience. Being able to have complete autonomy to explore the city and interact with citizens, completely unhindered, was a new and exciting experience for me that let me see a new side of the world. I never thought a senior project would require so much effort though. Up until this year, I had the preconceived notion that senior projects were a way for seniors to just goof off for 3 weeks and study the "physics" of working out etc. While I assume that some still go that route, the route that Claire and I took required planning, creativity, vigilance, and the ability to pivot on a dime. After planning for an entire year the project still didn't go as planned, but because Claire and I were able to pivot and meet with our proctor and adviser to come up with a new game plan, our project was still a success. If I were given the choice to redo this project, of course I'd say yes, and go about it a different way, but as it is, and as it always will be in the history of my senior project, it's flaws allowed for growth and tested my ability to bounce back when things don't go my way. And hey, that's the real world.