Twenty-eighth Day


Today, Peter and I worked on our presentation all day. We presented in front of Dmitry, but we still have information to change. Peter and I are going to work on actually presenting our information and using correct terminology. Overall, it was a very productive day. Shout-out to Emily and Paige for going on a Starbucks run for our afternoon pick-me-up!

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