Hey. Welcome. Another project is finally over, and spring break is about to begin. I really can’t wait. This project has been a lot, and it has burnt me out, so the two weeks break would be really helpful. This project is called “Cray Cray Yay Yay” and the driving question is “Why does it take a ‘crazy’ person to change the world?” I talked a little bit about this project in one of my posts, and it has something that we worked on on the field trip to Seattle. Check that out if you wanna. It’s called “A Little Peek Into The ‘Crazy’.”

In this project, we defined the word crazy. It may not be the definition of crazy you’re thinking of. This crazy, as defined in Apple’s “think different” campaign, are people are different. They are the ones who are the misfits,  rule breakers, and the round pegs in a square hole. They strive to do things that nobody else would, because the things they do and the things that they want to accomplish, are crazy. But these people and their actions are what changed the world.

The final product of this project is a PechaKucha, which is a presentation is the 20 x 20 format. This means that there are 20 slides in the presentation, and 20 seconds for each slide. The whole presentation comes to 6 minutes and 40 seconds. The word PechaKucha is also Japanese for chit chat, so this isn’t so much a presentation, but more of a conversation between the presenters and the audience.

We were put into groups of either three or four to work on the PechaKucha together. Shout out to my team members who helped me throughout this project and helping me get up there and present. Thanks Brooke and Caden (check out their blog).

The Field Trip

Our field trip this year was to Seattle. At first, I thought that this field trio wasn’t going to be very cool,  but as the trip went on, it got pretty cool. Some of the places we went to were awesome, like Chihuly Garden and Glass, Museum of flight, and the Space Needle. The field trip helped me learn everything that was needed because I learn a lot better through experience. When I go and do something that is related to the project, like going on the field trip, it makes it so that the information that I obtain can stay in my mind longer. They are clearer than if I just got told everything while sitting in a classroom.

Here is a schedule of each day on the trip. My favourite places we went to was the Museum of Flight and IFly. I was really disappointed that we only got one minute to fly in the wind tunnel.

The Sweatbox activity in day 3 was a work block. A time for us to reflect on the trip so far. Throughout the trip, we also made like a little story using the story spine. We did it in like two places? Maybe three, but the two that I remember was in Microsoft and Museum of Flight. Overall, trip was pretty good. I got to go eat at restaurants that I’ve never been to, like Chick-fil-A and Shake Shack. We also made a lot of memories as a class and make fun of Madame Web.

The MoPop was really cool too. The design of the building is so strange and the colours of the building seem kinda out of place, but that’s what the building is trying to do. It’s like as if the building itself is on display. The contents inside the MoPop were also really cool. My favourite parts were the science fiction section, the fantasy section, and the horror section. They all had movie relics and props that were used in the actual production of the films, like Dune, Star Wars, and the Terminator.

The PechaKucha Presentations

The presentations were on the night of March 14. There were nine groups total. Everyone was given roles, like bouncers, ushers, people who would give talk a little bit between presentations to give the next group an introduction, and people we talked at the very start of the show and the end. I was an usher, so my job was to guide people to sit at the front. I wasn’t very good at it. I’d just tell them to go and then stay back. People never did sit at the very front. I get it though, because I wouldn’t want to sit at the front either.

I think everything went pretty well, and everyone did good on their presentations. My group’s was pretty good too. Brooke was very confident, and so was Caden. I started out strong, but after a few slides, I forgot what I was supposed to say. So now everything is a couple seconds behind. I tried my best to stay consistent with my confidence while focusing mainly on remembering what I was going to say. Still, I managed to get through everything and I only went into Brooke’s slide for like three seconds.

There’s two reasons why I forgot my lines, one is because I was really anxious and under pressure, but I think the main reason is that I didn’t practice what I was going to say enough times. Brooke practiced a lot, to the point where she was annoying everyone around her because of how many times she’s recited it. If I ever do another presentation, which I think I will, I should really practise it more by reading through what I’m going to say and like practice presenting to a friend or two.

When we were making the PechaKucha, we mainly worked on our own parts of the slide and the script. I did provide some photos for my group, because I’m just such a great photographer. Mhm. But yeah, for the script, we wrote our own parts. I did participate in a lot of the decision makings, and there was a lot, especially when we were nearing the presentation night. We were stressed, and our slide was not ready, but me and Caden finished it in time.

This project was a lot to handle. The PechaKuchas were almost like under prepared. Not everyone was confident or knew their scripts. The vibe of the whole night was pretty good though. Everyone was pretty chill and relaxed (maybe except the presenters and probably the people who were going up next. I know I wasn’t). So what’s my answer to the driving question? It takes a “crazy” person to change the world because they are the ones who are crazy enough to change the world. They are the ones who are willing to challenge the norms of the world. Everyone has a craziness in them, including you. Maybe, just maybe, persisting in something that you really strive and stand for might just change the world.