On February 2nd I presented my work in the Collective Advising Workshop during class. I was a touch apprehensive because this was really my first time meeting back up with Professor Esser all semester, but I was still confident that the research I had done up to that point would carry me on through. I was a little more concerned about the reaction from other professors when they heard what I had been spending my time on, but I was pleasantly surprised with the overall reaction, and I found that the comments that I received, although not entirely helpful, were a needed boost in moral for where I was at in my project at the time. Moving forward, I was really appreciative of the positive comments, and they helped carry me through some rough patches in my research.