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Welcome to my blog: Stepping into the unknown !

Hi and welcome to my first every blog and Genius Hour project ! This experience is allowing me to step into the unknown in many ways. I am very slowly discovering the Blog platform and I am hoping this gets to be more comfortable and easy as the weeks go by. It was interesting to have to ask myself "What are my passions?" and "What am I curious about?" These questions led me to my interests in snowmobiles and motorcycles, which then led me to my Genius Hour question : How can I build a simple electric motor by using easy to find items? Looking forward to taking you on this journey into the unknown !

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