Introduction

This is my first public blog! I'm excited to be enrolled in English 122 and hope that it'll be a great semester. As an introduction, I'm a senior psychology major and am currently seeking to find an answer to a very popular question: "What are you doing next year?" (Hence the photograph of me looking through a telescope in Quebec City, Canada.) I spent the last few weeks traveling the region of New England with friends (through Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and Canada). I've discovered that you can travel to far away places, but never know the comforts of your own backyard (or in this case, North America). I would like to re-discover America, starting with the literature of authors, poets, journalists, and scientists from the early Puritan years, throughout the 17th, 18th, and 19th century. My hope is that through their works and their interpretation of the places I now call home, I will better understand my roots. I'm an energetic spirit and want to make the most out of each day. I enjoy photography, cooking with Rachel Ray, traveling the world, the outdoors, working for social justice, and being with friends. "Be the change you want to see in the world" (Mahatma Gandhi).