Reflections and Goals

I am not exactly sure what project specifically I would like to contribute to yet. It has been tough trying to find a project that balances being active, not being too techincally challenging, and also being interesting to me. Maybe it would be easier if I was a more experienced programmer and understood what areas of computer science I gravitate towards, but I guess now is a good time to explore that. I am pretty open to trying out a project that a group member may feel passionate about, as long as I am learning something in the process. Despite my lack of confidence when it comes to technical knowledge, I know that I will be able to be a good group member who emphasizes communication and consistent progress.

The small contribution have not been going that smoothly, I have submitted a wikipedia page draft for review and am waiting to hear back, but other than that I have been having difficulty finding things to contribute to. When I looked at openstreetmap, I noticed that there was nothing for me to add in my neighborhood and that all the parks and bike trails I know were already there. It may be possible for me to try to do contributions to some of the projects I was researching (ActivityWatch, Xournal++, Anki, Jellyfin, VaultWarden) but most of them seem to require more technical knowledge than what I currently have. By default, the contribution I am most proud of would be my wikipedia one, I wrote a biography about a Japanese animation director and it was rewarding seeing my page come together. It was kind of tedious reading through the wikipedia documentation and making sure that I have the correct formatting, but I understand why it is necessary for articles to be consistent across the website.