Reflection Writing #1

I first chose to make a ski/snowboard video with River Ellis. Our proposal didn’t get accepted so I decided to do a project on the history, design and manufacturing of snowboards. I sent letters to K2, Ride and Gnu which are all local snowboard companies. In the letters I asked them if I could get a tour of their factory. All the companies have sent letters back or called. K2 and Ride both make their snowboards in China so a tour isn’t going to happen. They sent a letter describing the processes and materials of making snowboards. I called Gnu and they make their snowboards in Sequim, Washington and we set up a time to go to the factory on March 24. My long form proposal was pretty straight forward and not too hard to write. I don’t know who my mentor is yet. The only thing I have done on my project so far is order some books on my topic, sent letters and made an appointment to visit Gnu’s factory. I think my time line is reasonable. I will focus on research and a visit to a snowboard manufacturing facility.