Josh Flynn

While I had done a lot of the smaller seperate components included in this project, overall it was a valuable learning experience and really challenged me in a lot of ways. The obvious things that I am sure everybody feels is that we all needed to manage our time better, and that getting going in the beginning and finding interesting stories were the hardest things.

Mosaic on the side of Chameleon Cafe

Being that I set up my own domain for the project, there were some obstacles in the initial stages of that, but once I got everything set up and installed WordPress, it was very easy for me to make changes and update everything. I really like the blogs actually, it forces you to stay engaged in the project and gives people who are interested something to read while the final project is still being assembled.

One of the obstacles that I feel is unavoidable is being ignored due to lack of credentials. Don’t get me wrong, there were plenty of people that were happy to talk to me and take time out of their day to help me out with this project. I just find it a bit hard to feel confident in asking people to give up valuable time to help with something for a class. One thing that was good about this though is it actually is published online for people to see. I have been connecting with a lot of people in the Lauraville community as well as other Baltimoreans that really seem to like what I have put together.

Overall, I think the package turned out really good. I am glad I decided to go with the Lauraville stories rather than the hiking trails, and especially since I live in Lauraville, I have learned a lot about my neighborhood and the small business that connect us and keep the area growing. It has been an interesting ride and I am happy with the outcome; but I am so happy that I get a break before school starts again!!

Thanks for everything Dr. Lieb; the semester was a success! See you in the fall!