Found in the Wilderness

When we first started our Journey Journal I was confused, I didn't understand the point of it and I thought it was a bit of a burden. I wasn't used to sitting down, writing my own thoughts everyday as sort of a task; I did, however, write my thoughts whenever I had the free time and mood to do so. This was my first experience doing it schedually, and my first time ever writing what came to mind. I'm the type of person that plans things ahead of time and I have the traits of a perfectionist. Getting used to this style of messy, don't-stop-writing strategy was an obstacle, and I still haven't mastered it. Usually, I would write about my future plans and assignments, and the occasional "reason as to why I'm currently having a panic attack", but after a while I did begin writing whatever popped into my head. This included song lyrics, quotes, worries, to do lists, and complaints. If I could say I noticed a change, if any considering I barely felt any, was ...

As stated before, at first, the course had me questioning my decisions. I was very skeptical on my first day of class since the feel, the atmosphere, and the curriculum seemed very similar to my high school English classes. My high school experience was one I hope I would never relive. But this was the complete opposite. The Journey in Literature course felt dynamic and inclusive. I never got bored because there was almost always something different to do. I interacted with my group one day, while the next we discussed personal experiences reading our essays. This was no ordinary literature class, it was highly engaging, and getting to know other people's perspectives everytime we read our essays is something not many professors encourage. One important lesson that stuck with me was that everyone has their own journey. Not only that, but everyone can live in complete harmony and enjoy our time as classmates despite everyone being so unique and different. I can't say I agreed wi...