The End

Realizing there was no blog prompt this week was actually sad. When I first heard we had to blog once a week I was less than enthusiastic. My main thought was "great, another thing I have to remember", but after doing it a few times I found it really enjoyable and useful. I didn't realize how much I liked writing like this because I had never done so before, but it is a really good way of getting down my thoughts and reflecting on things I normally wouldn't think about after class. This whole class experience has been like this blog. At first I expected disappointment but am left with way more than I ever imagined. Not only did I learn things about Edmonton and developed a much stronger appreciation for the city, but I also learned things about myself and what I am capable of and how I like to learn. I enjoyed this class because I wasn't pressured to remember everything discussed, and I wasn't forced to cram for midterms and finals. I don't really think people learn that way anyways. I am coming away with alot of new concepts and a better understanding of my place and what that means. I can't say I didn't curse some of the assignments which forced me outside my essay-writing comfort zone, but now that they are over I know what I am capable of when I'm forced to be creative. I think it's important to be pushed out of that comfort zone sometimes in order to learn your potential and your limits. SO, overall 380 was a success (I really shouldn't speak before I get my final mark - but Oh, well). I hope to continue to explore Edmonton and in time learn to be proud of this city as my home. I really hope that we all take some of what we learned where ever our lives take us and remember E-town in a different way ... maybe as the start, or the end, but at least as a more  fond memory than what may have been.

Farewell class, I wish you all the best :)