In this activity, you will create a journal entry where you consider your hopes for your learning in this course and engage in initial brainstorming for your assignments. Reflection is the necessary bridge in the learning process that takes place when you are involved in a learning experience. Beginning in your Week 5 Assignment and continuing through the Week 8 and 10 Assignments, you will have the opportunity to explore a specific location of your choice through the lens of urban planning.

To prepare, you should use this reflection activity to brainstorm your ideas for next week's assignment, make connections to previous work completed in the course, and analyze how you might apply what you learn to your personal and/or professional life. Please address the following as you craft your journal entry:

• What location do you plan to explore?
• What connections to what you've already learned in the course do you plan to explore as you conduct your PESTEL analysis next week?
• How could you apply what you've learned so far in this course to your personal and/or professional life?

Provide specific examples in your response.