in a nutshell, projects are a fun and effective way to learn. here are some of mine

Fleeting Opulence: Lessons in the olden days, ritziness and fleeting nature of human creations.

PROJECT URL: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/6f5272f95c0e4b7c8e957e9d66aa00ed

Select * from Internet: Experiments on breaking out from recommendation algorithms

PROJECT URL: https://github.com/AnnaNican/selectallfrominternetorderbyrand

Manufactory: This project maps the factories that are open for visits to spur on visits to the places that make our "stuff"

PROJECT URL: https://github.com/AnnaNican/factory-tours

Literary Tourism: Mapping beautiful spaces that house human knowledge and to aspire curious travel

PROJECT URL: https://github.com/AnnaNican/literary_tourist

Corporate Chakra: making fun of corporate jargon and modern-day spirituality craze while learning how to build mobile apps.

PROJECT URL https://github.com/AnnaNican/corporate_chakra