Last Blog :(

As I started to sit down for the first time in what seems like 57 days to catch up on the comedic stylings of my hero Chelsea Handler, I thought to myself, “There is one thing I know I am forgetting to do before I laugh my head off. Oh yes! I need to write my blog!” Or should I say, I get to. To be honest, at the beginning of this class I thought of these blog exercises as just another thing to add to our piles and piles of homework to do each day before and after class. To my surprise, the blogging has become one of my favorite pieces of homework in and out of Zalika’s class. I look forward to reading what other people have to say and wonder how everyone is doing. Sometimes we don’t get the opportunity to stop and think about what we are going through and rather just try to get things done. Blogging has given me the time to just sit down and really dig into my brain. I really hope that our cohort continues to blog and keep each other updated throughout the year and after our short time here at Lewis and Clark.

I have truly enjoyed this class. It has given me the opportunity to mesh different ideas together and start to make my own idea of what kind of a teacher I want to be. One of my favorite activities in this class was when we did the “I am From” poems. Listening to the poems read by my cohort is an experience that I will never forget. That, along with a lot of other experiences that we have been through together as a cohort will be little treasures that I will keep near and dear to my heart.

I also want to say that I am so appreciative. Before art today, a few of us were at Tryone Creek drinking a few ice colds and talking about how glad we are that we chose this program. We talked about the competing programs and why we didn’t choose them, why this one stood out to us, etc. Everyday, I am reminded to be so thankful that I am with such an incredible group of people. I couldn’t have picked a better group to surround myself with everyday then all of you. I am so glad that I chose this program and can’t wait to see what the rest of this year has in store for us!