Why Aikido?

My topic for this year is Aikido. I choose Aikido because I wanted to know more about it, I wanted to finally get my black belt for Aikido (although I don't know if I will by the end of the year), and also because everything was there for me (easy service learning, lots of people to interview, and the people there are happy to help me)! I hope that by the end of the year I will get a better understanding of Aikido: learn the background, why it was made, and excreta.