Going into Writing 101 all I could think of was “bleh”. In high school, I took a year long english class and all we did towards the end of the year was write, write, write. They were timed essays with prompts on readings that I could care less about and couldn’t bring myself to form a good paper. I was expecting it to happen all over again but this class was the exact opposite. I was relieved with the fact that we were given freedom on what to write about. We also had the chance to find articles in The New York Times that we found interesting and really write about something we were passionate about.

This semester I have learned a lot about myself as a writer. I loved looking back at my old posts and seeing how much my writing style has matured and grown. At the beginning of the semester I was a very timid writer. I was never sure if what I was putting down on paper was ever going to be good enough. In this writing 101 class I have become a lot more confident in my writing and won’t always second guess myself. This class has allowed me to enjoy writing and to not just follow from a rubric. I loved looking at my first daily write and reading where is says “this week was very scary but fun.” Going into college I was nervous that the professors were going to be tough and mean. After realizing that was not the case, I really started to ease into my college classes.

These past couple months have taught me that learning takes time and that you can’t just figure something out in one sitting. This was definitely something that was hard for me to understand at the beginning but towards the end of this semester I have figured it out. For example, I remember being so stressed out about how blackboard and our writing blog works. I just couldn’t grasp the fact that every single assignment I had was through my computer. From August to December I am happy to say that I have successfully learned how to work blackboard and submit into my blog.

An assignment that taught me the most was the first unit video essay. When we first received the assignment I was so freaked out by the thought of a video essay. I am so bad with technology and I had no idea how to submit and create a video to go onto Youtube. I also had no idea how Mrs. Buckley graded and what all she was looking for in a paper. It was my first big college assignment!! Let’s just say, I remember my poor roommate having to give me a tutorial on how to work a Youtube account. After a lot of patience and help from some peers, I successfully completed the assignment. This has shown me that I can conquer anything that I put my mind to.

I can’t believe that I am writing a final reflection to end this semester. My blog space shows me how I made so much progress in my work. It takes time and patience but by the end you will be rewarded. After reorganizing and customizing my blog it really represents me as a person. Now that I have put it to the way that I like it, I can’t wait to add more to it in the spring semester for Writing 102.