The hardest part of writing the EE was finding a topic to settle on. I wanted to write about a biology topic, and if possible I would want to include some form of experiment that I had never done before. After exploring many resources and talking extensively with my advisor, I discovered the topic of food microbiology, which led to my experiment in cheesemaking. Similar to the IAs, finding a topic that you find interesting or exciting is the only way to make writing the EE bearable.