The last one for ISTD01

Here is my last entry for ISTD01. Afterwards, I will be using this blog for personal matters.

Doing this research was a huge experience for me. I never thought that I would or could have done such a work, especially in English. This project allowed me to gain more confidence in myself. As a result, I am not intimidated by Masters program anymore since the project is something similar to what post graduate do (i think).

This project wrapped up my university career extremely well; I feel like it comprised concepts that I have learned since my first year at UofT. I am happy I dropped a couple of courses this year in order to focus more on the research; it allowed me to pour my heart into it. Needless to say that this project might open some unexpected doors for me in the future.

I must add, that this is one of the courses where I learned the most in university. In addition to all the people I met for this project and all the readings I have made, I learned a brand new skill in multimedia (using final cut). I am very happy about that. I liked the experience so much that I am currently contemplating doing a diploma or certificate in multimedia along with my future degree in journalism.

To be quite honest, it is a shame that this course is not worth 1 full credit because I have the conviction that the work I put into it is not representative of its worth. Yet, I do not regret anything I have done for it. I can now say that I know quite a bit about Canadian foreign policy (its history) and its implementation in Haiti. If I would have had the means, the time and the guaranty of security, I would have loved to travel to Haiti and have footage from there. Maybe even meeting with people from the government and then see what is the difference between the Haitians from Haiti's ideas vs the Haitian diaspora's ideas. I would not be surprise to find discrepancies between the two. Maybe that could be a research topic one day... :o)

So this is it. Thank you Professor for your support. I do not believe that you understand the extent of my gratitude. I was always asking myself if i picked the right program for me. Now with this project, I have the certainty that I did not make a mistake 4 years ago. I hope that we will keep in touch despite my wishes to travel for the next couple of years. I guess you could always drop by this blog to see where I am. I will drop by your office soon to give you something that I forgot to bring last time we saw each other.

All the best and have an amazing summer!
Dominique