I have mixed feelings about yesterday's exercise. It was a good experience, and definitely one that a person can learn a lot from. One of the biggest problems for me was that I'm totally ignorant when it comes to foreign policy, and I'll be the first to admit that. It was a disadvantage in this case, however, because I had to look up a few things before I went out on the street. Even then I'm still not sure that I asked the right questions - I know that the exercise would've been much easier had the subject been something I'm more familiar with.
There were many people hesitant to give answers, even after they knew that what they said wouldn't be published, and it was also awkward because I always felt as if I was interuppting someone's day. I managed to get quotes from a variety of viewpoints though. Once I had them it was a little difficult to format them, and I think that I could have done a better job at that. I was annoyed most by my ending but couldn't figure out a way to change it.
Though uncomfortable, I think that this experience is a beneficial one for everyone to have to go through.
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