As I sat down to write my article for this week, I was struck with the fact that I have been writing for The Odyssey for around a year now. I look back at articles I have written, and see how far I have come, how some opinions I had have changed, and how I believe in some of them with all my heart even more so than when I originally wrote the article. After a year, I can honestly say that writing for the Odyssey has been one of the best additions to my life.

I am able to look back at things I have written during times in my life that were incredibly formative, and see how it affected my writing. This summer, when I worked at the most amazing summer camp, I only had wifi on the weekends, making it hard to submit my articles during the week. I have the best memories of waking up on Saturday after being completely exhausted from the week, and heading to Starbucks with an idea in mind to write an article about. I remember writing one of my articles in the midst of finals week, and being so thankful I had something fun that I was required to do.

Writing for the Odyssey is such a blessing, because it really is up to you what you write about. What a great feeling! If one week I want to write about Khloe Kardashian, and the next I want to reflect on what my daily devotion meant to me, I can. Because writing shouldn't fit into a box. The human mind is allowed to roam, so our words should as well.

So, as the Editor in Chief of Clemson Odyssey, I would like to take this time to say thank you to my team of writers. Thank you to the people who share this love of writing with me. Thank you for submitting incredible content to be published. Thank you for encouraging me and trusting me with your words. I appreciate all of you, and we would be nothing without every single one of you. Keep up the awesome work.