My group members were all people that I respected and were friends with. We all had different ideas on what we wanted to do, but ultimately we were able to quickly decide as a group what we wanted to do. However, it was a little disappointing that our initial idea had to be scrapped due to legal issues as we were all under 18. Starting from the beginning when many others have completed more of the planning document, as well as having an even more limited number of options as many of the choices have been taken by other groups was pretty demoralising, however we managed to get hold of another provider that we were interested in.
In general, I have always been the type of person that enjoyed projects that required a lot of determination. In terms of the project week planning, I really enjoyed the preparation phase because it required you to get lots of information and stay organised. Because it presented so many tasks, I found it quite enjoyable to do. It made me have to pull up my medical logs from when I was little to see what vaccinations I had and what vaccinations I would have to get in preparation for the trip.
Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, we were unable to go on Project Week and actually partake in the activities that we had planned out, but I still think that the planning process allowed me to develop my skills and it ensured that I was capable of accessing information that I needed to access. Overall, I think the whole planning process showed where we had flaws in our organisational abilities, and it also allowed us to develop those weaknesses as well as to further build upon our strengths. Although it’s unfortunate that we are unable to see what kind of understanding and growth we would have gained as a result of the trip as a whole.
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