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First Day of Class!

 Today was our first day of class and I was very excited to get started! I was introduced to PearDeck for the first time and I found that to be a very helpful tool that Dr. Smirnova uses. We were able to walk through our syllabus and go over some fieldwork guidelines and assignments. I found our brain break exercises really fun and think those are great ways to take a break when needed. Overall, first day of class was very helpful and I am a little nervous moving forward but also excited!


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