Week one review

This week went pretty well for me. I think I learned a lot and got the majority of the slow, tedious things out of the way. Well, I shouldn’t say that because there are many repetitive and somewhat monotonous things that come with building a surfboard. However, there is always something to say when you build something yourself. On paper, it looks like I haven't gotten a lot done, but there was a bunch of prep work I wasn’t expecting to do. Such as, I had to go out a couple times to buy equipment that I thought I had, and I also had to spend a bunch of time reading the manual, which I didn’t anticipate. A couple of other things that set me back were taking the AP calculus test on Monday and getting pretty sick on Wednesday, which almost halted all work on my board. After this week, I think I should be in good shape to get the board done by the end of senior project.

This week I haven't learned a lot because most of the woodworking steps that have been done were all things that I learned in woodworking with Alan. However, I still have learned some things. For instance, I think I’ve learned how to set up good work habits to keep me on track to finish the project on time. I have also learned how to budget time better without a school schedule breathing down my back. I think learning how to budget my time and creating better work habits will help me along the way in life to help set these habits up in other situations.

So far senior project has been a lot of fun. I like working on my schedule and doing what I want when I want but also always making sure my work gets done. In the upcoming days, I think I will learn a bunch about how to build a surfboard and some new work working tricks. Also, I am anticipating working a lot more on the surfboard to try and get some big steps out of the way because there might be some days where a lot of work doesn't get done because epoxy might need to be set up. This week has been a blast, and I can’t wait for the days ahead.

Total hours: 18