Cell City Project

  1. I felt most successful when I was able to work with my friend along side me when we finished the project. There were a lot of hardships and complications, but when we got it done, all of us knew we were just thankful to be finished. Finishing something is a great feeling.
  2. I struggled the most when someone I was mutuals with joined our group. I was very frustrated and upset about it since my group and I were already half way done. It still irks me a bit now. However the new group memeber did help and I was glad that they helped. That was the biggest obstacle during it.
  3. It connects to creativity becuase my group and I had to be creative. You had to come up with what every cell was. You had to take time and plan things out but you got a lot freedoms around it.
  4. The number one thing I will take with this is that you will be forced to work with people you’re not comfortable with. I also learned that it’s good to stay in check with your group when the situation may be complicated. Groups can be useful and messy at the same time.

Portrait of Lithuania

  1. In the beginning, I was filled with curiosity and excitement. There has been plenty of uncertainties when I was making the website, when it was done I was thankful to be finished.
  2. I felt most successful during this project when I was learning and engaging in learning about Lithuania.  Learning and understanding their culture makes you feel more understanding and successful.
  3. During “Part Four” of the page of making the Portrait of Lithuania, I felt overwhelmed mentally even though it was simple. I procrastinated a lot on finishing it. Once I completed it, I felt relieved.
  4. It connects with Critical Thinking because of the effort and passion you have to put into it. It takes time to learn about other places and to think about the circumstances of the country you do for the Portrait of a Nation.
  5. It connects to the real world because it shows knowing about other countries is important. It shows what places people come from, their religion, culture, home life, etc. Without this key component, people would lack an understanding of people of other religions/ places/ cultures.

Link to “Portrait of Lithuania”.