Writing is something I have loved to do for a long time. I used to write stories as a kid, long extravagant stories I never showed anyone. I eventually threw them away because I did not like them and thought no one would want to read them. I wrote short stories for fun in high school and tried to have them published in our literary magazine. They never were. I didn’t know why they weren’t but I got discouraged and stopped writing for a while. Then I found the Odyssey.

The Odyssey was something I saw on Facebook and loved seeing all the relatable, funny and serious pieces that people had written. I wanted to be like them and have my writing out there for the world to see, to share my thoughts and feelings about anything and everything. I didn’t know how they got to do this and once I found out people on my campus were writing, I went searching for the answer. I was interviewed and turned away at first because they had too many “lifestyle writers” at the time but after a while, I got another chance.

I have only been writing for The Odyssey for a few months and unfortunately my schedule will no longer permit my extracurricular writing. But, in just these short months I have learned and gained so much from The Odyssey, so this is my thank you.

Thank you for the opportunity to share my views and my stories. Thank you for giving me a community of people who love to do the same thing I do and helps when I have writer's block. Thank you for letting me throw the contents of my crazy brain not only into a word document, but also onto the internet for everyone to see. Thank you for giving me professional experience with writing for a large social platform. I hope to do something like this on an even more professional level and this has given me a tiny foot in the door to that. I have loved writing for The Odyssey and I wish I could stay forever. But hey, after student teaching I’m sure I will have PLENTY of stories to write so who knows where those will end up.

And finally, Thanks for reading.