During our fall semester junior studio, taught by department head Santiago Piedrafita, our first project was to document and model a specific experience. Under the category of “search,” I chose the experience of planning a weekend trip to Portland, OR. The model was designed to demonstrate how the three major components of the trip—flights, place to stay, things to do—had to align in order to make the trip happen as well as making it worth while. The process of modeling this experience was very helpful to understanding and communicating my own problem-solving abilities.