Writing this reflection now, it’s wild to me that my time at Behrend has passed so quickly, that I’m in my last stretch already. I’ve spent years preparing, and yet I can’t help but feel like I’m blinding jumping into the deep end as I embark on my senior project. It’s so exciting even with the anxiety and pressure; I have the freedom to create something wholly of my own design, dedicate months to nurturing a collection of artwork built entirely by myself… I’m grateful that I have the opportunity.
One fun aspect of taking on a multi-part, complex project such as this one is the unforeseen obstacles that turn into boons. Take my janky code that I concocted in my first week on the job -- it was haphazardly put together, not very well-organized, just so that I could get a quick working concept going. Out of that foundation, my professor and I have been crafting a piece of JavaScript that will do everything I need much more elegantly, and in the process, I’m learning a lot about a language I previously barely understood.
It’s all a process, and one that I’m thrilled to be finally taking on.