May 24, 2021 • Natalia Mora
This semester was bittersweet. Although Chloe and I managed to finish the database codification process it also meant the last semester of work on the project.
The database brought a lot of obstacles and difficult decisions. We often wondered if we were making the right choices in terms of how we were keeping track of what we felt was important. This led to a growing list of things we hoped to go back to which we sadly didn’t get to. Some cases don’t hold as much information, or are missing, making the database codification not fully complete. While we were trying to put down correct information our main goal was staying true to the archive but so there might be mistakes in our notes and codification. Additionally, since there were only two of us working on the database for the most part, we ourselves might’ve made mistakes as we read or typed.
As I mentioned before our hope was to be able to look through the archive again. Since we were not able to do that we left instructions for the work that we believe is left to be done in hopes someone will take over after us.
I’ve enjoyed working on this project, not just because of how much I’ve learned but because of all of the great people I have worked with. The project team, both at Haverford and Guatemala, have been so welcoming and have taught me so much. I don’t know where exactly I’ll go next but I’m proud of the work we have done and hope to continue to help in any way I can.
