A core aspect of this class is for students to document their experience – things they see, things they question, insights they develop, questions that arise, etc., and how everything evolves over the month and across places/systems/city sizes.  They do this in some public way – blogs/vlogs/instagram – and with three audiences in mind: 1) friends/family/colleagues back home who have not had the privilege to embark on a similar learning adventure, but can nonetheless learn alongside students; 2) the students’ future selves who might appreciate a systematic travel diary; and 3) to me as a Professor of an actual class, so students should put some thought and insight into things rather than just showing their fun and whacky moments (though that is all part of things as well).

We also have three Oregon transportation professionals learning alongside students,  and you get to follow along with all of them if you want…