This was my first ever solo wood-working project. As such, I felt a productive amount of intimidation. I wanted to work on the basic skills like sanding, drilling and cutting first, so I opted for the original design. Throughout this project, I definitely learned a ton about wood working! It is important to remind myself that the most I have learned are from the obstacles that I have encountered. 

Creative Process

Obstacle #2 

I didn't take a picture of this but the wires really helped navigate the thread through the holes, especially through the middle body part for the second thread. Highly recommend, as the threads itself will not be sturdy enough to go through. 

Final Video 🐉☘️

Reflection

After taking this class, I almost wished I had taken it alongside cs 161 back in my sophomore year. At that time, because I was so new to coding and I internalized the external perception of coding as complex and difficult, I felt very intimidated by a lot of CS classes. I felt like everyone else would have known more than me and I was not a "coder" yet. Especially since I took Intro to CS in the mod system online, so I felt like the transitions were really fast and everyone else knew how to do something as soon as the professor talked about it. I highly recommend being in person, specifically when transitioning from high school to college to my younger self. I learn the best when I am forced to be physically present. 

However fast forward to present day, taking this class after I have completed my CS minor, I have a completely different mindset and I realized how wrong I was about me never going to be able to belong in the CS world. 

Similarly, drawing parallel to my present struggle now. I am definitely overthinking the job hunt, and under-valueing myself due to some internalized external perceptions. I am going to tell my current self from the perspective of my future self, that I am going to find something and I am not that different from everyone else who HAS gotten a job right now.