reflective blog!!!!

I can't believe that the semester has come to an end! When I first signed up for the course I thought I would already know so much because I am from Baltimore. But as the weeks went by, I found myself learning more and more things about Baltimore. I used to take the city to school,  and I would past North Ave all the time. I never knew that the area was an arts district or that it was called Station North. I also didn't know I would learn so much about the history of Baltimore from the Baltimore 68' book. Very happy I took this class because I learned so many new things about the city I grew up in. I also think having the protest occur during this time made the class even more special.

The most important thing that I have learned during this semester is how to engage with a community. I was able to engage with people in the community when I did my adventure blogs, and when I had to interview people for our project. I feel that this is important because you learn so much about what is going on in the community. If I never enrolled in this class I probably wouldn't have gone into SNAC. Being able to engage with those in station north has opened my eyes to more businesses around there. I have realized that my support means a lot to them.

My best contribution to the course project was just helping in areas that needed me. I interviewed people as well as transcribed. I also helped with the listening assignments and "the ask" we created. I think just being able to do more in the project was a great contribution. I came into the group thinking I would only do one thing, and ended up doing several.

When filling out the survey again for the class, it was funny to see how different my answers were. In the beginning I felt like I only knew a little bit about the history, and at the end I felt like I had a solid idea of the history of Baltimore. I also knew NOTHING about the arts district and now I feel like I am a pro. It's just amazing how one class can change you perspective on Baltimore within a semester!

With walking around in Baltimore during our field trip, I learned more about the historic spots in Baltimore. I also learned more about the opinions of others in Baltimore. People like Jasmine and Charlie Duff really helped me think about what's going on in my city. Just hearing what the voices of station North have to say makes you learn a lot. I learned a lot about Korea Town from Alethia Shins piece.

This has class has taught me a lot about Baltimore and I'm it will continue in the Baltimore Traces project!