What does it mean to learn? As defined by the Oxford Dictionary, learning is ‘the acquisition of knowledge or skills through study, experience, or being taught.’ However, the true definition of learning still lies upon people’s talents, learning styles and aspirations; it may vary depending on whether a person is an auditory learner, a visual learner, or a kinesthetic learner, an artist, an athlete, or a scientist.

After several discussions with my partners Winnie and Grace, we took this fact as the theme of our video making process, aiming to encourage every person to find their own purpose of learning. The filming process was the most interesting part of the production as it was heartwarming to see so many classmates willing to attend a 2-second interview for this video. We were also surprised by the fact that each classmate had thought of a word of their own to describe “learning.” On the other hand, the editing process was enjoyable as I have had several experiences with turning raw footage into an inspirational video.

Watching the finished video on youtube, I would say that the production of this blog post was another learning experience for me. From being rejected by some classmates to being unable to upload raw footage to iMovie at first, the three of us confronted, solved, and grew. Perhaps the answer to the title of this post simply lies in what we do every day. Just like what a classmate said in the video, “to learn is to live.”