Mapping my neighborhood was very fun and interesting for not only am I helping others but also myself for it is my neighborhood. It was very easy for I know my neighborhood very well so I didn’t have any difficulties whatsoever. As I was mapping my neighborhood through field paper, the only difficulty that I found was that some houses in my neighborhood have two house numbers and I do not know which one to use so just used my guts to choose which house number to choose. Capturing street level imagery was another thing that I used in mapping my neighborhood and it felt very awkward for sometimes there are people watching me take images through my phone but nonetheless it was a very memorable experience.

We are nearing the end of our CWTS++ class and I am thankful for all the knowledge and experience that I gained in this class for I now know a way to help people around the world by mapping. Even as a student, you can already help people that are in need by mapping so I am very thankful to this class. The days that I spent in class was all worth it for I learned new things in every class and to actually use that knowledge while mapping is just so satisfying so I would like to thank our teacher for teaching and introducing to us students the art of mapping so thank you sir. Thank you!!!

As I was mapping my neighborhood, I mostly know the streets in my neighborhood for I sometimes use my bike to wander around and because of that, I ventured streets that I am not familiar with then learning where the street would end. Biking really helped me know my neighborhood for because of this, I didn’t have a hard time knowing where to go next after going to a certain place. My neighborhood mostly consist of residential houses, there are some business buildings, sari-sari stores and shops but it is mostly residential houses. To conclude, I had a fun time mapping my neighborhood for I just use to wander around my neighborhood with my bike without really knowing what’s in my surroundings but now that I mapped my surroundings, I saw features that I didn’t realize that was their so now I can say that I learned new things about my neighborhood.