Senior project May 16 2021

 Day 6 of senior project. It's hard to believe that a week has already passed. This weekend was nice, I loved not having to worry about homework and I could actually have a weekend. Today I spent over 7 hours on my senior project. The first portion of the day I spent cutting the general shape and setting up and sanding the inner frame. By the time all of that was done it was 2:30 and a raced to baseball. Baseball was a short practice due to the thunder and lightning and ended at 4:15. After baseball, I raced home to meet with my mentor about the next couple of steps in making the surfboard.



Hours: 7
total: 25

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