Working with a new partner is rarely easy, especially when you’ve never met. Over the last two weeks, we’ve learned a lot about ourselves and each other when it comes to working in pairs. Luckily, we both seemed to have the same rare experience of working effortlessly along side each other on the blogging assignments.
Over the last two weeks I have had the pleasure of working alongside Lindsay on our blogging assignments. Since we were on the same flights from Edmonton to Vienna, we were able to communicate about the assignment early. This helped us specifically for the first blogs, as we already had gotten to know each other a little bit. We tackled the blogs together, so we were on the same page the whole time. There are always some worries with going into a group assignment with a stranger. I think everyone on this trip can relate to that. I am glad to say I had nothing to worry about :) -Matt
One of my biggest concerns about this trip was completing an ongoing assignment with a complete stranger… Deciding to sit down and work together on the blog posts turned out to be a great decision, usually resulting in a very short amount of time needed to reflect, write and finalize our posts. Thankfully, Matt and I were on the same page nearly every time, and on the rare occasion that we weren’t, it was easily resolved by sharing ideas and coming up with even better ideas for the blog topics. Being Matt’s blog partner on this trip took away all the stress related to this assignment - something I have never experienced when working with a complete stranger! -Lindsay
Working with a new partner can go one of two ways… Either challenging, frustrating and overwhelming, or easy, stress-free and seamless. Thankfully for us, it looks like we both shared the same thoughts about this assignment; that being, a successful two weeks of stress-free blogging. We could not be happier about how the communication, writing and blogging process has gone, and looking back on the time spent working on the assignment, we can honestly say it was a pleasure to work together! Below is a photo of us (Matt and Lindsay), along with our scavenger hunt group mates on the first day of this trip. Luckily for us, the smiles did not fade!
What were some of the highlights you guys experienced while working with your blogging partner?
Hey guys! Michael and I really enjoyed reading about how well you both connected as a team for the blogging. We are really glad to see that even though working with a new partner may be daunting, you both came together to conquer the assignments. Being on the same page as your partner for things such as ideas, writing style, and word selection really speeds up the process.
ReplyDeleteI think at the beginning, Michael and I were different in our ideas and techniques. This, however, ended up being a positive as these differences were the source of some fantastic ideas. By the end of the two weeks, we have become more similar and now complement each other in our partnership. I think that the best part of this project was that we both gained a friend and confidant. We would constantly talk about the day and how we could incorporate it into our blog. Both of our communication skills grew through this experience. We found that if we did not say what ideas we had for fear of inconveniencing the other, we would not be able to tap into our creative abilities. Through this experience we found the joining of minds, clear communication, and optimization of ideas have led to creating an unbreakable bond.
-Stephanie and Michael