Ano Dois (Year Two)

By Garvin LeBlanc

Year two as a Create Caribbean intern and so far, so good. So far, my projects this semester have been a bit different than last year. Last year, I was dealing mainly with just graphic design and illustration with a few dabs of video editing. This year, I had to step up my game. I bought a camera for Christmas and I’ve been responsible for videography, photography, graphic design, illustration as well as something I’ve been willing to try out for about two years now – music production. I had fun doing the intern photo and video shoot as well as compiling a short bloopers reel where one of our new favorite phrase “recreational relaxation” can be found. The music production was a bit of a heavy task but I’m happy I got the chance to tinker with it and get a feel of how it is to actually conceptualize a sound and bring it to life.

It’s an intern’s privilege at Create Caribbean to be enrolled in the Digital Humanities course at Dominica State College, where we can learn how to properly do the work that is required of us as interns. I’ve learned a lot about digital humanities projects this semester, such as the components that make them unique, as well as ways in which I can produce effective digital humanities projects. So far, as an intern, I haven’t had to do as much as research as the other interns so I’m keeping my mind open and prepared to do my best to on my digital humanities project. Our project is titled “Caribbean Resistance and Reality” and my group is responsible for dealing with “Art and Education” as a theme. I consider myself an art enthusiast, so I’m really looking forward to finding out ways in which art was involved in resistance in both Dominica and the wider region.

I’m still trying to juggle around my time better. Things are a lot more hectic in my life than I budgeted for. I have some responsibilities that make doing the things I’d like to a bit less of a reality than before but I’m managing. Thankfully, Dr. Esprit, as well as my Create Caribbean family make it easy to juggle my not so organized life and I’m grateful for that. This semester will be a good one, I can feel it in my bones. Até! Tchau 🙂

 

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