Heartfelt Farewells

Coming into this class, I was very ecstatic, young, and thought I was capable of keeping up with my work.  I was wrong, and hit a down point in my life, causing me to relish going to classes and wanted to slack on everything.  For a while, I thought I was excited to leave this class until I read Ms. James' and Katie Upton's blogpost, making me change my mind and rethink everything I have done in this class. I could reflect over a lot on what happened in this class, but it isn't about the work, it's about the experience I've gotten from meeting everyone.

I was fine with sharing my writings, but I was not expecting to get the reactions I did. My first group were so kind and loving and I hated moving away from them.  We had fun and they supported me just as much as I supported them. I felt a trust with them that I had never felt with anyone in my life before. First semester was a blur, I fell behind but with Ms. James' kind and gracious patience, I caught up and passed.

Second semester came and we got to choose our spots, so I sat with katie Upton, Danielle, and Hailey Walker.  I have never had a steady group of "girl friends" to talk to so this was very nice.  They are basically like my newfound sisters and I will definitely keep in touch with all of them.  They all are strong writers and I admire them so much.

I fell behind again but I'm pretty caught up and content with where I stand in the class now. I wasn't enjoying the projects as much as I enjoyed the very first poem we did, until we got to the Global Perspectives and China Autobiographies.  I loved the field trip we went on, not only because we got a bunch of free food from the student union, but because I learned so much about technology and how it connects our world.  It is amazing how all of these resources are attainable and are at our fingertips.  I loved the Chinese Autobiographies because I love learning about other cultures, and having already so many foreign friends myself, I would not mind adding a few more from China. ;)

This is such an excellent class and I recommended it to all of my sophomore friends to take as a junior/senior. Thank you Ms. James, thank you tablemates, thank you Grammar and Composition class to help me get out of my comfort zone and get into writing once more. I will miss everyone dearly.

Lots of love,
Maram Samaha