20 Time Final Post

So, for my 20 Time Project, I focused on spreading the benefits of upcycling and recycling through social media and a sculpture made out of recyclable materials. Starting and finishing my final product was rather a struggle, but I am glad that I finished my 20 Time journey. Along the journey, I made a website and posted weekly on blog, which are shown below. I also researched on the benefits of upcycling and recycling, which is shown in my video below.

Sketch of my sculpture

Part of my website

My TED talk could have gone better. My script was memorized for the most part, but I rushed through my presentation, stumbled, and forgot to mention some parts of my presentation. I have to say that actually practicing in my room and the classroom were two different experiences. I felt that I was more prepared at home than in the classroom environment.

Watching the video again, I would have graded myself the same as what I had gotten, for the most part. I agreed that my volume and speaking skills are not perfect, but I saw that I did mention two references. References, from what I understood, were primary or secondary sources that we have used in our presentation, but correct me if I am wrong.

My biggest take-away from the experience was learning more about the subject I was researching. Upcycling, I discovered, is a rising topic in our society, and people are reusing materials for other purposes, such as the arts and fashion. And listening to other presentations was a revolutionary experience. I learned topics that I would not have thought to research, such as the kimchi presentation, and the speakers' input on their topics was analytically deep.

The whole 20 Time experience, and I think everyone can agree, was a learning experience. We tested out our boundaries and strived to complete things outside the box. Though we stumbled along the way, we reached our goals in the end and learned more than we thought we could have.

20 Time Individual Reflection

For my 20 Time Project, I challenged myself to accomplish three goals, which are the following:
- Conserve our natural resources 
- Preserve the environment for future generations by creating an artwork out of recyclable materials 
- Spread the benefits and procedures of recycling and inspire others to start recycling

These are goals are centered towards self-improvement but more towards to helping others save the environment.

Of the three goals I set for myself, I accomplished one of the three goals, which was to inspire others to start recycling. My main resource to inspiring others to recycle was through using social media, such as my blog that I post on once every two weeks and a website that I created for spreading awareness about recycling. Although I did create two resources to spread the benefits of recycling, I did not publish much information relating to the benefits of recycling. Sure, I posted every two weeks what I did during that time period; however, I feel that I could have accomplished more during the time set for us every Monday morning. Eight or nine weeks into the project, for example, I stated in my third or fourth blog that I would post an interesting fact about recycling in order to bring awareness to this project. I, however, did not do such a thing because I felt like in the last few weeks of the project that I was cramming. Yes, cramming. Cramming the last few weeks to start a recyclable project that I should have started months ago. As it turns out, the project was crafted badly-- my recyclable figure could hardly stand out and was made out of flimsy, recyclable material.

Had I been given a second chance, I would have totally do the whole recyclable project differently. I would start the website and the recyclable sculpture back in February, which would have given me enough time to accomplish all my goals for the project. Despite all the failures in my project, I surprisingly learned or at least re-learned some information about myself. I re-learned that I am a great procrastinator (not in a good way) and that I have terrible time management skills. What I learned was that creating aesthetically-pleasing sculptures are hard to create. My aesthetic-pleasing sculpture looks very ragged and could be improved very much. 

For the future, I would be interested in spreading awareness on recycling to save our environment. Though, I do not plan on continuing my recyclable project in any time in the future, due to the fact I found the constructing part troublesome. I faced troubles in gathering materials to create thickness for the sculpture and time management. A new challenge, or a reiteration of part of my challenge, for me would just spreading awareness about recycling. I would relay the message to others by setting up recycling bins available to them conveniently and spread more awareness through social media.