{"id":53,"date":"2017-02-26T23:06:07","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T06:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfs350group23\/?p=53"},"modified":"2017-03-07T08:51:24","modified_gmt":"2017-03-07T15:51:24","slug":"blog-post-2-project-proposal-and-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfs350group23\/2017\/02\/26\/blog-post-2-project-proposal-and-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Post 2: Project Proposal and Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is finally March! For the average human being, March is characterized by the start of spring, and all that comes with it. Nothing evinces the concept of \u201cnew beginnings\u201d better than stepping outside and being invigorated by the salient perfume of early blooms and the sonorous chirps of swallows and chickadees.<\/span><\/p>\n

But students aren\u2019t average human beings.<\/span><\/p>\n

For students, March is characterized as being month 7 of the academic \"\"<\/a>year, and as being the proverbial mini-boss battle before the final boss battle (final exams). The tantalizing promise of warm weather is nothing but a tease; an unachievable reward for completing all of your assignments. But the deadlines keep coming, and your recollection of the world outside of lecture halls becomes hazier than ever. And much like in the video games, conquest over the mini-boss leads directly to the boss battle, with no time in between to stop and smell the cherry blossoms.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do trees look like again, anyways?<\/span><\/p>\n

So maybe the quintessential student idea of springtime \u201cnew beginnings\u201d is upgrading from the daily double espresso to a triple. Being the preamble for finals, though, March is a particularly relevant time for students to engage in one uniquely relevant behavior: <\/span>reflection<\/span><\/i>. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Sometimes, goals which are too lofty can become overwhelming, which is why it is important to break them down into bite-sized objectives to stay on track with the project work.<\/p><\/div>\n

Which brings us to today\u2019s blog post.<\/span><\/p>\n

In writing today\u2019s post, we will look back at our objective and achievements so far, regarding our work within LFS 350 and on our community project. After outlining some of the challenges and barriers we have encountered so far, we hope to use our writing as a catalyst for generating potential solutions to said challenges. We end on thoughts to keep in mind, looking forward when moving towards the end of our project (and our semester).<\/span><\/p>\n

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A Wild Timeline Appears<\/strong><\/h2>\n

To get a better sense of where we are at in our project and construct a framework for our way forward, we have brainstormed a timeline for what we hope to achieve in the following weeks. These milestones will serve as nested goals and help keep us on track with our project, tackling bite-sized steps towards accomplishing big things.<\/span><\/p>\n

WEEKS 1 – 2 (Course Introductions):<\/strong><\/p>\n

Objectives: <\/span><\/p>\n