4 – DIGITAL DISPLACEMENT

My group is a lively bunch of individuals that I am happy to share this semester with. After the usual introductions we attempted to add each other over Facebook and create the customary shared google drive folder that all RMIT group assignments require these days. This was normal for me, but upon learning that half of my group had only been at RMIT for a year or less time made me realise that I was officially a senior student in the course and this was not something that had crossed my mind at all. However here I am, 2017 is the year that I don the title of third year, and it was scary being placed in this category of human that I had looked up to during the previous semesters. I now have a responsibility to guide my peers because at this point in time I have more knowledge than most to some degree. This thought terrifies me but also encourages me to make the most of this semester with these lovely people.

Another group update is that the email that Ceyda had received from out subject was a dud and has led me into a spiral of ineffectiveness, because what can you do when the one form of communication you have with your protagonist turns out to be a dud. It’s fine for now because we plan to meet up with her at the store on Sunday and get more contact details that will be more reliable. But we got her email in the first place to present ourselves in a professional manner. This is just the first of the many bumps along the road to completing this short doco, and it is something that we will be able to recover from Sunday morning.

Here’s to me facing new territory and chasing down our new protagonist.