I would like to begin my journal by saying the meeting we had last Wednesday was well needed and very appropriate. I enjoyed the friendly atmosphere, conversation, and food of course. The meeting answered some questions for me personally and I think it helped others as well. It was a good experience and I am glad I had the opportunity to participate.
I must admit that I am very excited for the end of this semester. I have been waiting for the “twinkle of light” at the end of the tunnel for some time now. This week I constructed my most challenging genre yet, or maybe I just felt like it was the toughest because I had to tie all of my genres together. I found this rather difficult because all of my genres are focused on the same subject but several of them look at the topic in very different ways. Initially, I thought I would write a story to combine my writings but after thinking some more I changed my mind. I thought taking excerpts from a personal journal of the clinician’s would be a great way to unify my works. By taking this approach I was able to show a personal side of the clinician showing her thoughts about her day and her job. I was pleased with my unifying genre and I am excited to see how my peers review it. Now, having the last genre off my shoulders I do think things will get less stressful, or so I hope.
I am looking forward to pulling all of my research together to have a complete final project. I have been working hard and I am excited to see the finished product.