Good luck Bri
I'm excited to see where the year takes you!!
Thanks Arty!
Update!
[I thought about saying o-week update but I'm not exactly following the standard undergrad timetable anymore so that seems useless]
I'm now doing the project without a teammate. This is kinda strange (everyone else is in a team of at least 3) but mostly I'm really really grateful that I still get to do the project!
[Note to future gc-ers reading this: please don't take this to mean you can opt into a solo project, that's not how it works]
Reading the literature feels fantastic because it's very clear that the work I'm doing is genuinely new and useful. I also love how new the eDNA field is. Previously in high school and uni someone else it's been about repeating what someone else has done, doing a write up with the same motivations on the same data as your peers. Now I get to work on my piece of the puzzle and that's very motivating.
I've been spending some time in the global challenges honours office & we're slowly making it into really being our space that reflects our cohort. It's good to have a space where I can specifically focus on that and really get into that headspace. Out of all the projects in our cohort this one is definitely the one I want to be in but it's still very interesting to hear about the range of other projects
I have also been putting more intentional time and effort into taking care of my health & that's paying off; I feel like I have more energy, I have more positivity, it's easier to focus etc.
My first assignment (the literature review) is due in 3 weeks. I'm a bit concerned about the 10 page maximum (including references!) with double spacing and 12pt font but I guess that just means I'll need to focus on what's most important. I really think that references are going to be the main issue here but we'll see. @ people who have written a lit review before, how did you go with the page/word count?