Which leads me to one of my favorite hobbies--running. I started back in 7th grade, and I haven't stopped since. I'm doing my first half marathon August 28th, and I'm just hoping to finish...without injuring myself. I also love going to Iowa Football games. Football season is definitely my favorite time of year. Other than that, I love reading and writing. I began to really love reading and writing back in elementary school when I would make up short stories and show them to my mom. Every character was named Tom, Julie, or Stephanie because, being the names of my immediate family, they were the only ones I knew how to spell. English class in high school became my favorite class because it was the only course that challenged me in a way that involved people and situations...not numbers and equations. Up until I came to Iowa city, I had been the only one in my close group of friends that actually liked to read. It was a huge relief when I entered the English major and met people who shared some of the same interests I did.
I've never had a blog before- the only casual writing I've ever done has been in a diary or in the margins of my notebooks when I get bored in class. It seems as though the incredible amount of writing done for school never allows me enough time to do it on my own. When I do get some free time in the summers, I'm usually working to pay off school or outside on a run or having a bon fire with my friends and family. I'm hoping this class allows me an opportunity to broaden my horizons in the writing world. Some of the greatest ideas originate in the most random of places..and I'm sure the awkward pentagon-shaped room will provide me with lots of inspiration.
...and I know this YouTube video is a little old, but it always makes me smile. Everybody loves
watching David After Dentist :)
