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Filming is Done!

This past week was spring break for me. Because of that, I got a nice long week to work on my project and film with my brother. We spent two whole days filming together during spring break. Since we were filming at a train station, we saw quite a few interesting characters. Probably the stand-out person we met was a couple trying to find directions to the Hard Rock Casino. The guy was a recent immigrant from Puerto Rico, who had no idea how to use his phone. The girl was from Tampa, Florida, had no money or identification on her, and was convinced I was her long-lost friend's daughter's cousin's something. If I'm going to be completely honest, I had no idea how either of them had made it to the train station already, but I and my brother called them a taxi and sent them on their way. Hopefully, they found it alright. It was a lot of fun filming with my brother as well. It barely even felt like we were working. I really wish that COVID-19 was less of an issue. I think it would've been really fun to work on this with some of my friends and peers. I feel like I missed out on a huge part of this project, which is collaborating with others and getting different ideas from everyone. Right now, I just feel like I tell people what to do that they do it. There is no one questioning my ideas or giving me different ideas on how to do the same thing. At the end of the day, this is just my project and my family is just helping me get it done. This would be a very different project and the
idea had I worked with some of my peers. Of course, both styles have their challenges and their disadvantages. However, I think it would've been fun to experience with my peers.



Until next time, Danniella Miller signing off. :)

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