Blog post 1

It is weird writing this first blog at the end of the semester in a feeble attempt to gain points to salvage any possible grade. You dont think about about how big your role is in everything that you do. I realized that I am involved in many communities. My family, my friends, work, rugby, fraternity, church, best friends, tallahassee as a whole, or even ocala, maybe even best friends would be another community, and my role at FSU. As we have progressed through the semester, I was so caught up with who I am and what I was doing in order to make it, somewhere along the way I forgot what it was to be a classmate. I think the communtity of a classmate is one that is often overlooked. Looking back I realize that we play so many roles in life, and being a classmate is one that is so complex. As if being stuffed into rooms with peers whom come from all walks of life isnt akward enough, we worry about what these strangers will think, and how they will portray us, or if the cute girl on the other side of the room will say hi or if you need to initiate the contact. I think sometimes we are so caught up with ourselves in the classroom enviroment we forget how we effect everyone else, through our judgements and beliefs. Looking back I wish I would have gotten more involved in this community and allowed the interactions to shape me more. Even as I traveled obliviously to and from this english class, I have had many accounts that have changed me. Workshopping and getting input on papers, working with others in order to complete a group project, and just making friends or aquaintences. It is funny that when someone is faced with a bad situation it causes one to reflect and realize how important we are in every community that we involve ourselves in on purpose or by chance. I know now that when people come together trying to accomplish a common goal it brings people closer and if anything they are more willing to accept your impefections and differences rather the presecute you for them. I have made many friends in class and I hope they can say the same about me. Being a classmate involves a lot of commitment inside and outside of the classroom. It just goes to show you all of our activities are meaningful and we should embrace all of them and reflect on them not only to understand them but to appreciate the complexities of every day life.