Blog Post Five

• In your final reflection, you may address the following:
• What was your goal this project? Did you actually get to do what you plan to do? My goal was to explore Savannah and share my knowledge with others about the cultures I experience. Yes I got it all done. 
• What was it like for you to self-direct and manage the learning process? It was very very easy. I am used to managing myself. 
• Please describe in detail what it is that you have learned and achieved from this project. I have learned about presenting information online professionally and always re-checking myself to make sure that I am correct in my knowledge and in my writing. I have learned about making videos and about being part of something bigger than me. 
• What feedback did you receive from peer review and from audience members at the showcase? Do you agree or disagree? Why? I received very helpful peer reviews and I was very very glad that my classmates were to the point in the reveiws. 
• What are some of the feedback that you have addressed? What changes have you made or plan to make? I have kept my artifact mainly the same because not really any changes were called for in peer review. However I do plan to slow the slide transitions so the viewer can watch easier. 

Blog Post for Week Four: Peer Review

After reading my awesome peer reviews I am going to follow their advice and work on adding in a more international aspect to my video and adding in a bit more information to it. I am very excited to finish this project and show it to the world!

I am very glad that my peers enjoyed the video and the blog, and I am very glad that they gave such informative feed back! It makes me feel a lot less stressed now that I have some more pointers on where to take the video!

Rebecca

Return Trip to Tondees

Once again I returned to my beloved Tondee's Tavern. This time I introduced two of my friends to the wonder that is this Savannah gem.  

There's absolutely nothing like a night out in Savannah to relieve some of the stress of college life. 

Good times at Tondee's Tavern! 

My ever loving fiance. 

Michael approves of Tondees. 

This time I had a classic BLT with mashed potatoes and strawberry cheesecake for dessert! Sheer perfection. 

Total Cost of trip: $10 for Gas, $20 for food. 

~Rebecca

Adventuring in Savannah Georgia

Tybee

Last week my little crew took a trip to Tybee Island. 

Tybee is a fairly large but also smallish island on the tip of the Georgia coast. Inland, there are a host of little restaurants and shops that looked adorable. We unfortunately didn't get to stop by any of them. We were a little distracted by the film crew that was on the island for the day. When you travel with two film majors you find things like this extremely interesting. 

We stopped by the fort and the lighthouse. It's a nine dollar charge to get up in the actual lighthouse, and they were closed by the time we came. If it wasn't, would I, the broke college student, have paid that fee to get an amazing view of the coast? Maybe.....Probably.....Okay yes.

Once we got on the beach we were greeted with a stiff sea breeze and a glorious view of the ocean. How wonderful. The beach was fairly deserted as it is the off season, so we had the whole area to ourselves! 

Which provided for Michael to get pictures for the new rap album he is gonna drop. Not. 

Martin enjoyed messing with Michael...and vise versa. 

It's the ocean, seagulls abound, and so does the roaming Michael. Chasing his prey just to have a little fun....and get his exercise for the day. 

SELFIE!! 

Adventures are best with good friends and seagulls. 

The trip was a huge blast, a bit calmer of an adventure here--but still a blast. 

Total Cost of Trip: Aside from the nine dollars I probably would have spent to climb the lighthouse, it was just 12 dollars in gas money. Not bad right? 

Keep Exploring! 

~Rebecca 

Strolling Along River Street

If you travel to the historic district of Savannah Ga one of the main stops should be River Street. Paved with 200 year old cobblestones, River Street offers a unique and beautiful experience. Dozens of small shops and resturants line the waterfront along with towering hotels that provide gorgeous views of the river.

This store, the Honey Store as we dubbed it but really it's called the Savannah Bee Company, is one of our favorites. My fiance's best friend introduced us to this little wonder! Inside you can purchase and try any number of exotic types of honey and honey related products! We even got to eat honeycomb! Very yummy, waxy of course, but delicious. BEE TAFFY! 

But also there are a large number of body butters and lotions to try! Free samples galore and also some wonderful stories about honey and how it's created and interesting Bee Facts. So set this in your bucket list: Honey Tasting at the Savannah Bee Company! 

Strolling through the squares we got to see Washington's Guns, guns used by President George Washington at Yorktown to end the Revolutionary War! So fascinating!

River Street is such a beautiful place to visit! Definitely worth a visit! Upcoming posts will include a visit to the Candy Kitchen and River Street Sweets, a visit to Tybee Island, return trip to Tondees, and a new trampoline park that just opened in Savannah! So stay tuned!

Final Cost of Trip: 10 dollars in gas

Rebecca

Blog Post Week Three

• Content: Review five more sources regarding your topic. It maybe Wikipedia, a government website, scholarly articles, news articles, commercial website, or somebody's blog post. What have I learned? (Make note of the website or other sources of information you are using in your blog. If you use a video on YouTube, you may embed the YouTube video on your blog post.)

Savannah's Historic River Street: 

http://www.visit-historic-savannah.com/river-street.html

Things to Do In Savannah by Visit Savannah: 

http://www.visitsavannah.com/essential-savannah/things-to-do-in-savannah.aspx

Savannah Georgia Official Guide: 

http://www.officialsavannahguide.com/

Savannah, Georgia by Wikipedia 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah,_Georgia

The Cathedral of John The Baptist:

http://www.savannahcathedral.org/

• Audience: Who are my audiences?  What are they like? What should I consider about their characteristics to effectively share the information? 

College students or young adults looking for adventures that don't destroy their bank accounts. Also, people who perhaps want to see Savannah or find good spots to visit! I should consider putting an estimated price on how much certain adventures would cost. Perhaps list how much it cost me. 

• Artifact: What would be the best format to deliver my topic content? What would be the best way to reach out to my audiences? What would I make for the final artifact?  What information should it contain?

A video, plain and simple. Either by Moovly , or Windows Movie Maker will be the way I create the video but I will use YouTube to post the video! I am going to make a montage of pictures and video clips showing my adventures in Savannah at at the International Festival which is coming up! Interviews with friends who accompanied me, and also a personal message about adventuring and having an adventurous spirit.