The Final Blog

This year has flown by and it seems like just yesterday I was sitting on my couch looking at all the different sequence courses and trying to figure out which one to take. I ended up taking this class because of my love for the Spanish language, and I thought it would be really interesting and beneficial to learn more about the Latin American culture, since I knew nothing about it and have never left this country. I was not really excited about this class and I just wanted to get it done and get rid of my gen eds, however, I am really glad I ended up taking this class. I learned so much from it and really enjoy all of the people in this class. Unlike my 200+ student BMS class, this class was really small and allowed for many friendships and fun moments. To be honest, I was pretty terrified at the beginning of the year, and the work for this class was really intimidating, but looking at the 2 foot-tall mountain of books sitting on my desk and the 100+ pages of writing, I can say I did it and that I am extremely proud of myself. I think that in this class alone, I have read more and wrote more than I have in my whole life. Sad I know. But really, I feel like I have grown as a reader and as a writer, along with pushing myself to think for myself more and question why things are the way they are. This class was definitely the hardest class I have ever taken in my life, as expected, but I really felt like I got a lot out of it. It definitely pushed me outside my comfort zone and taught me to think. The best part about this class was Prof. Serrata's part and the group discussions and projects. I thought it taught valuable group skills and lessons that will be useful in the future and it was fun getting to know all your different classmates. Thank you Prof. Serrata and Stark for caring about our learning and pushing us to succeed. Though at times there was anger, frustration, weeping, near death experiences, and sleepless nights. There were many good times and funny moments with classmates that made this class worth it and great experience. I shall miss the people, but never the work ;)