I realize that I finished the Belizean Blog series last week, but I only posted six. Seven of us were on the trip.
Grace Slowik, due to extenuating circumstances, was not able to deliver her entry to me the same time that I received everyone else’s. I was sweating it out; after all, people were asking about the mysterious seventh person, and what was her function in the whole scheme of things. To be perfectly honest, I was starting to run out of ideas for excuses. The previous couple of sentences is me being facetious, but I really was wondering when I was going to obtain Grace’s journals. But hot of the press is Grace’s account of how our trip in Belize went, and it goes to the tune of something like this:
Monthly Archives: June 2008
Focus Group
Tonight I had the privilege to be a part of a focus group. For those of you unfamiliar with this term, a focus group is what many media companies, polling services, etc. will conduct in order to give the company’s marketing department an good idea on how to advertise their product.
In the case of tonight, I participated in a focus group conducted by 4Tell Films, a Jackson, MS-based film production company. They asked us several questions ranging from text messages to what would we say if we were in an auto accident. They were pushing for our opinion on these matters, which made it evidently clear that were going to promote some sort of phone or car product. While I probably should keep their ulterior motives confidential, I witnessed an effective tool in this focus group meeting. It was similar to when I held readings for scripts that I wrote; since a play can not be effective without an audience, it is essential that you get their opinion before you mount the production. In fact, it has been said that there is wisdom in counsel.
Belizean Blog Pt.6
This will be the final installment on the Belizean Blog series. There are photos of the trip posted up in the Gallery section of this site.
If you want even more information on the Joshua Squad’s trip to Belize, you can to the Enclave of the Arts website, the Joshua Squad page on the Belhaven website.
Belizean Blog Pt. 5
Deanna Smith wore several hats on this trip. She was a member of our group, but she also served as a guide and host as well. Deanna actually left the States a couple of days before we did. Being in Belize earlier and possessing a greater knowledge of the culture, Deanna was able to offer a different perspective on the trip than the rest of us:

Belizean Blog Pt. 4
Lex Quarterman, whose parents are missionaries in Ukraine, was not a stranger about the adventures of a trip like this:
