Writing has always been something I've done to express myself, relax, and just have fun and writing for the odyssey lets me get my feelings out for others to hear instead of just in my journal which I keep tucked away next to my bed. I never thought that my writing could be seen by so many people and I mean who knows, I could write something that truly impacts someone's life and I would never have that opportunity if I wasn't a writer for the Odyssey.
No, I'm not writing this to convince others to apply to write for the Odyssey (but you should!). Writing for the Odyssey is something that I wanted to do for a while, but I was too scared. I felt that no one would like the things I wrote about and that I just wanted wouldn't be good enough for the job, but I was wrong. After my roommate joined I started thinking about it more and more until I finally applied. You have no idea how excited I was to find out I was accepted! I couldn't stop talking about it and all I wanted to do was update my profile and figure out how it all worked.
Having the ability to write about anything (pretty much) means that I can have fun with what I write or write about something important to me or what's going on in the world. It's an opportunity to just get my thoughts out there for everyone to see. This allows my once incredibly shy self to get out there for others to see, even in my own community. With the Odyssey becoming a club on my college's campus, I had the chance to get more involved in my school as well as more involved with Odyssey. Writing for the Odyssey isn't just about staring at a computer screen and typing away, it's about making new friends, getting involved, having your voice heard and that's something most of us want even if we won't admit it.
