Clarification for the outsider

Just to clarify, all of the photos posted on this blog were taken and posted by me throughout my semester abroad in Australia during which I studied at Griffith University on the Gold Coast. This blog was posted for a course I was enrolled in called "Creative Interactivity" taught by Jason Nelson. Thank you for viewing my blog.

A Bit Concerned

So I have finished the quilt and have been working diligently on finishing up the assignment, I have to admit I am becoming a bit concerned about getting this assignment finished. It has not been easy considering my flight was actually booked this past weekend home which is a 25 hour expedition. I have been working on the assignment from home, but there have been plenty of distractions. Focusing on school when you have been away for more than 4 months is not easy, but I suppose I will have to adapt to this when I graduate and go into the real world where work assignments will need to trump many everyday activities in order to advance in my career and do well. I know it does not have much to do with this course, but I know Jason is always very concerned about how we are doing in advancing ourselves in the acadamic world as it relates to our future career trajectory. I am going to interview at the District Attorney's office in New Hampshire next week which I am nervous but excited for, I am hoping to get an internship with the Environmental Protectiou Bureau which would be quite exciting. My plan is to get a solid internship and from that to develop good contacts and solid references in the field. If I were to get this internship it would be a big step in my career, although it is a requirement for completing my Justice Studies Major that I participate in an unpaid internship for one semester, 15 hours per week, I think that the DA's office specifically is the best choice. Every state in the US has a District Attorney's Office, because of this, doing solid work for one of them would give one many other opportunities with other DA's Offices or even something less formal, like a non-profit. No matter what I choose for my career, I feel that starting at the Environmental Protection Bureau at the New Hampshire District Attorney's Office is the best start for me. I am extremely excited and I will write back here next week, even if it will not be counted for my grade, and let you know how I did at the interview. Exciting Stuff!!!

The final project is going well, I have two quilt squares left to sew onto the quilt and it will be complete. I just went to UNH this past weekend and did some research on how to set up an event, who the event should appeal to, what type of funding is available, etc. in order to get a better idea of the kind of audience I should be aiming my proposal to. As you can see in the photo, the event went really well, and there were plenty of people affected by it. I wish more people from the class could have made it to the event because it was truly a success if you could have been there. Anyway, it is coming along well. I do have some concerns about the funding for the supplies because it ended up being more expensive than I was expecting it to be, and I am concerned that the housing complex could not fully fund something that cost nearly 100 dollars but they do a lot of other things that are probably just as expensive such as a pancake dinner from ihop, cookie making, and pumpkin carving, other seasonal events as well. I think it will go over well, just working on the finishing touches on the quilt and taking some final photos to put in the final project. I am wondering whether or not the final project needs to be web-based, but I am assuming it probably does. Will check back soon with progress...

Violence Against Women Event

So, I recently held my event at the Griffith University Village, it went amazingly well! I originally only about 8 quilt squares and was not sure if I would even get that amount of people to turn up with such short notice and so close to the exam period. The day of the event I spoke to several people who said they were coming, and I ran out and got 4 more quilt squares and more supplies. So many people turned up, the cup cakes worked out really well, I had some help making them and bringing them to the event at different stages, but I was incredibly please at how well the entire event went. About 30 people came and more boys than I was expecting considering that quilts are not exactly a manly thing. Many people just came to hang out and be part of the atmosphere. By the end of the event, I was thanking people for coming and they were thanking me back saying how much fun they had, that was really nice. I also had one of my roommates taking photos for me and video. Unfortunately the videos did not transfer correctly to my computer and they got deleted in the process, so I lost the videos of the event, but overall it went really well. Very happy with it, and looking forward to putting on another one in the States at my home Uni.