Discussion

Well we are approaching our third week in this class, which went by pretty fast I might add, and it keeps getting better. Friday we discussed our syllabus and the writing assignments we will have in the upcoming week. The assignments our growing slowly in their complexity, which is good for me being that I haven't written anything in about seven years. The blogs we have to do really helped to get me back into the writing process. I can write my own thoughts down without having to do research, which makes it easier to put myself back into writing mode. This is good considering we have some essay's coming up. If I need help on the assignment or forgot what the assignment was I can ask someone in my group for further assistance, which is very comforting. My group, in which I am the only boy with four girls, is very helpful and trustworthy. I thought, at first, that being in a group with all girls that I've never met before would be a little hard to get used to. Once we got together and started to converse I knew right away it would be nothing of the sort. They are very nice and open to all suggestions, and it's never a one sided conversation. We just recently got our first group presentation on four articles assigned to us, and I believe we will ace it with no problem. The articles are on interesting topics that I think all students can relate to or learn from making it easier for us to present to others and get feed back. I still get nervous sometimes going in front of people and presenting, but I know my team will be there for support. Two other teams already did their presentations, and they seemed to be just as nervous as I assume I will be. Knowing that everyone else is in the same boat puts my mind to ease.