So, here I am at Hofstra, and I am blogging for the first time! It’s been quite weird living in a new place with new people, but now that classes have started, I’m beginning to adjust. I’m not gonna lie, writing online makes me feel a little anxious, but also excited. Putting your work online for everyone to see and critique can definitely be a bit scary, especially as I’ve never really done it before. It’s basically human nature to constantly want to impress others. I’ve really only written small reviews of movies and TV shows online that were really just me for me to break down and understand what I was watching, not for the entertainment of others. I’ve read various blogs before, some of which were academic-related but also others that had to do with topics such as music, fashion, and food. I am excited to have one of my own now. I think it will be really interesting to share my thoughts about the texts we read in class and also be able to see how others are feeling about the same exact thing. I’m especially interested in the Odyssey, as I’ve always really been into Greek mythology, so I can’t wait to write about and analyze that work. I really hope that consistently writing on this blog will help to further improve my writing skills as well as my analysis skills. It’ll also be nice to have this blog to look back on my experience in the end and see how much I’ve grown. I’m gonna end this mess that is my thoughts here. I can’t wait to continue this adventure and get to know everyone better!