Collaborative Narrative: Feet of UPJ

     My group decided to create a blog titled The Feet of UPJ, inspired by Danny DeVito's own obsession of taking photos of people and places with his feet. Our aim was to document the daily life of a UPJ student through the things that take us to our destinations: our feet. We believed that a narrative would form itself as enough photos were submitted to the blog; the more frequently a foot is photographed in a certain area, the more likely it was that that location was a part of the students' daily lives. We found that it was most natural for us to take pictures in dorm rooms, cafeterias, and computer labs, simply because we spend so much time there anyway. This made it easy for us to archive "a day in the life," so to speak. Consious participation was utilized, since everyone had to willingly put their foot in view of the camera for the photo to be taken.
     The most difficult decision for us as a group was the formatting of each blog post. In the end, we decided on a simple format: names of photo participants, the date the photo was taken, and a "fun fact" about the interaction. The title of each post would be the location in the photo. This way, it would be easier for viewers to search through and see how many times each location is featured on the blog. The hardest challenge for myself personally was the extroversion. As someone who generally hates interacting with strangers, it was a challenge for me to try to ask people outside of my friends to collaborate on this project. Add to that the fact that the project needed me to ask these strangers for pictures of their feet, and the interactions became even more awkward. However, I feel like it led to some interesting conversations, such as with Brad and the nonfunctional computer. I enjoyed the project and hope to see feet continually added to grow the "college roadmap."