Writing this final inquiry reflection comes with (mostly) a feeling of relief, as I feel I have been losing steam trying to keep pace with the quantity of posts required for this course. For me, I feel as though having this be more of a 5-part series of longer-form blog posts would have worked better regarding my inquiry topic: connection to place. However, I did enjoy finalizing the inquiry by thinking back on my life and the three places I have called home: Penticton, Busan, and Victoria.

Attribution to Ted-Ed, accessed April 1, 2024
Lesson by Amy Adkins, animation by Stretch Films, Inc.

When thinking about place and connection to it, I feel as though it is also important to consider personal identity. The query, “Who am I?”, represents not just who I am at this moment but in all of the moments in the past and the future. For me, recognizing that all parts of me are interconnected with the parts of where I am, through the feeling of using all five basic human senses, is important to recognize my place on these lands.