Participation Question Week 5

With the fifth week of the semester done and work piling up, it is hard not to feel overwhelmed and exhausted. I hope by moving due dates to Wednesdays, combining the tutorial assignment (a drawing of a flocculation basin, and no, you don't have to use CAD), I've relieved some of the anxiety.

We all need ways to release some of the stress. And we all need a good laugh. Last semester a 489 student introduced me to Pluto (latest Pluto video). Pluto makes me smile. Positive sidewalk chalk messages make me smile. Seeing students, even in Zoom (and sometimes in person as we sort out ENE 480 remote labs), makes me smile. 










What makes you smile these days? And if you don't feel like smiling, that is ok. However, I do hope you are taking time to de-stress, remembering that the situation we are in is temporary. We will move beyond this. And hopefully, we'll all be stronger and more resilient in the end

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