The Silk Road: Has it's ups and downs

Three things that I thought went well with this project were:

1. Me and Nicole worked really well together, and it was the first time this year we were able to. It was nice to switch up partners and work with other members of the class.
2. It helped me to understand chapter 12 more. When I read, sometimes the words just go in one ear and out the other. These projects help to reinforce information that I don't get, and I wouldn't realize until the day of the test otherwise.
3. Honestly, any experience I can get on google docs is great. I've never used it before this year, and so when I can collaboratively write and essay with a partner, and have each other go back and forth editing, it makes my life easier and my grade better.

Three things I did not think went well with this project were:

1. Welp, there was a storm, and the power went out, and so did the wifi, and mine just came back 3 hours ago... I think that's all that needs to be said about the reliability of a project done on the internet.
2. I don't think I took this project as seriously as I should have, and that the work I put in wasn't enough. Obviously there were some circumstances that couldn't be avoided, but me and Nicole could have made the map better and the google doc is not my favorite that I've ever written.
3. I wish that I had thought to take the map home. Both me and Nicole conversed on Friday and realized we both had insanely busy weekends, and so we thought "Ok, we'll just finish it on class on Monday." But of course, we overestimated the amount of time we had to do it, and so that was our fault. Although I can hope and pray for a good grade, I know we'll get the one we deserve.

The worst part of the map was the scaling. Nicole and I spent a good two days just trying to come up with a basic outline of the map.

Whatever grade we get on this, Nicole and I did work really well together through our busy schedules, and I would love to work with her again under different conditions and when we both have a bit more time.

If we had a chance to do this again, I would bring our map home to work on it, and I would better plan our schedules so that we could get everything done with a time frame that works best for us.