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Sunday, April 21, 2013

The JIL Journey is Coming to an End...

Olá blogueiro (portuguese this time)! Like I said in one of my previous posts, the semester is coming to an end. This means that the posts about my JIL (Journey in Literature) Class are coming to an end. However, this doesn’t mean that I will stop writing in my blog; it’ll just be about other stuff that isn’t necessarily related to my classes.

This blog is probably the most entertaining long term project I have ever done. I’m a guy of few words and I try to summarize everything I say and make it as simple as possible. The blog was a perfect place for me to express things without the pressure of having to write in a specific manner. I‘m personally against professors that enforce writing a certain way to their students, so it was refreshing to do this sort of creative writing (the journal being another great project).

Another great thing about the blog is the fact that I can customize it to reflect my personality. The current blog template is pretty simple because since it’s still a class project I like to keep it a bit more formal (I had the freedom to edit it, I just chose not to); I can edit my blog to reflect how I feel at the moment or to represent a certain stage of my life that I’m going through. Also, being able to post pictures or gifs in my posts gave me even more possibilities to reflect my personality and express myself. So many possibilities! I’m considering making a new blog. The new one would be a bit more personal and I would use it to analyze my internal journeys and use it as a sort of diary. The semester had its ups and downs but overall it was a great learning experience. As for my JIL class, it was really fun and dynamic. I got to work with a group of really fun people and experience different personalities; not to mention that the professor was really nice and open minded. Classes should be more like this one, you get the freedom to express yourself the way you want, but you still learn a great deal (probably even more since you’re doing something you enjoy).




1 comment:

  1. i also feel the same way about the blog: it's a great way to express my ideas!!... your blog is unique and really interesting. i loved all of the moving pics xD...wahhhh it really shows your personality and you should write more often ;)

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