I initially thought the concept of this exercise was fun and I was looking forward it. Midway through the exercise, I was frustrated because I felt constrained by the directions. I realized I had to picture my decision points way in advance in order to produce a proper map. Even then I struggled to keep all my observations on paper. Some areas in my map feel clustered, and other areas feel sparse which is far from reality. I realized how important it is to understand spatial concept at the geographic scale in creating maps. Although, I had faced some challenges, my overall experience was positive.