Puzzle Pieces

Group project. Every time I hear that phrase, feelings of dread wash over me as I remember horrible presentations and projects from middle school and high school. Invariably, the girl who no one could get in touch with or the guy who left everything until the last minute would end up in my group. Of course, things would be incredibly stressful and rushed, and at the end, we would somehow find a way to pull it all together. In college, it’s even harder to meet up and work on group projects. Invariably, everyone at Duke has the uncanny ability to fill their schedules with classes and extracurricular activities. And, when finals week approaches, it seems that there isn’t enough hours in a day to get everything done. For this reason, I was worried that this group project experience would be terrible. However, I was pleasantly surprised!  As I had expected, it was difficult to meet one another, especially in the middle of exams, presentations, and projects.  But, when we were together, everyone worked so hard and had such creative ideas to contribute. In the end, we each contributed our own piece to the puzzle, and it was actually fun to see the presentation come together. I am not very creative, so it was also so helpful to hear the suggestions that Mike and Floyd had! In the end, I think we did a great job and enjoyed the final product.