Final META-POST

As the year concludes, I wanted to take the time to go through every single one of my posts throughout the year. The blog gives us the ability to reminisce and reflect on a year that to me, seemed to be over with the snap of the fingers. Taking the time to stop, which is rare in the American culture today, it is valuable and healthy to remember a year of growth and hard work. I look back on the posts and I am overwhelmed with a sense of pride. Although I may have not had the greatest number of posts, I did invest a lot of thought and energy into creating an intriguing post so readers would not be bored. As a fine pair of teacher once told me "Always have empathy for the reader!"I feel I have covered a wide variety of topics and some how they all fit together like a completed jigsaw puzzle.
There are two posts I would like to highlight from fourth quarter. One is called "Photosynthesis" and the other and most recent one would be "The Great Gatsby as the denouement to my American Studies Year". I really took my time and tried to really dig deep into the the connection between my junior theme topic, lawns, and The Great Gatsby. It was a fun process to see these to things come together and how they relate. The thing I most loved about the "Photosynthesis" post would be the fact that it was so coincidental. As I was on my spring break trip visiting colleges, we ran into a student who was doing a project similar to my junior theme. Although she was not in school I still took a deeper look into her project. It was fascinating and fun to see that there are other students out there who had similar ideas as me. Some may go as far to say that it is a sign...
This past quarter close to all of my posts are related to my junior theme topic. Although it may seem overdone I am actually happy that this is the case. It goes to show how invested I was in my topic. It seems everywhere I go now I see some aspect of my junior theme research. I am more aware and sensitive to the topic in the world around me.
I have discovered many things through blogging this year. I have learned about connecting with others, learning from other peers, and continuing the conversation outside of the classroom in a more open forum. I think one of my greatest discoveries is seeing the coincidences that occur. My blog seems to have highlighted those coincidences that has happened this year. Call it the law of attraction or whatever but it is truly amazing. This may seem a little far fetched, but it does make me wonder about the role of fate in the world. I realize there is a self-fulfilling aspect to the exercise, but the diary in effect helped me key into the world around me.  In particular, I key into those events that connect the American Studies class to my everyday life.
I aspire to continue my blog after my American Studies class is over. I really love the awareness I gain  and I look forward to the future coincidences while I figure out fate and my interests or choices.