I have been writing for Odyssey for about a year now. I love writing and Odyssey has helped me continue that passion. Although this is the end of the chapter for me in this book, I thought of many reasons why I write for the Odyssey.

1. I get to create what I want

Not many jobs will let you write and create the content that you want. Writing about whatever I had on my mind was a great way to keep creativity up.

2. It helped me build my passion for writing

I had enjoyed writing before but through this outlet I was able to find why I like writing and learned how to broaden my audience.

3. I wrote for myself

This is a great outlet to let whatever you feel or need to get out to the world and to put it down into words. I wrote for myself and many people can't say that.

4. It helps with real world experiences

I have deadlines every week to meet and this looks great if you're going into a field of communication. When educators see that you're already putting in work and doing what they say many people will do, it's great to know that you've already done it.

5. I made connections in a whole new community

I've met some pretty great people while writing and it's great to have connections and not only did I make connections I made some pretty cool new friends. I met a few of my good friends through Odyssey and without my knowledge of this website, an awesome friendship would have never happened.

I hope others will take this into consideration and write for Odyssey just as I did. I will miss writing and I can't wait to see what my future holds, but for now, "every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end".