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PREFACE * – I wrote these entires a while ago but I submitted while at my job that has the worst service ever so apparently they didn’t go through. My apologies !

This weekend I turned in my piece for a workshop. I am mainly relieved that it’s turned in and that I am somewhat done with it. I juggled with so many ideas and I am happy I finally settled on one theme of nostalgia. For my piece I really tried to focus on the audio aspect of the assignment. I decided to use camcorder footage as an element within my project. I know I have a few videos saved on my laptop that I think will capture the idea of my childhood and the innocence of life.

 I referenced things that were very prominent in the early 2000’s. I didn’t realize how much of my childhood was spent with my grandparents until I actually reflected back on my memories. Now that I don’t see them every summer or break I get it feels like it has been so long since I was just at their house casually. So much of my childhood is filled with moments of my cultural upbringing. I wish I could incorporate more spanish within my piece but I am not great at speaking it so it wouldn’t feel completely authentic. I am also embarrassed of how it will sound when I pronounce certain words. I always gain a lisp when I try to speak Spanish for some reason and I do not want that captured in this project. 

I am both excited and nervous to get feedback on my work. I have never had a class that did this style of workshopping. Usually my literature classes break into small groups and we share amongst each other for the majority of the quarter. I do like this style of workshop because I feel like it gets a bit more of an honest response. My classmates have really good ideas and are super respectful of everyone’s work so I am not too worried about how they will assess my piece.