Last Blog

This semester went by so fast. It’s hard to believe that there is only three weeks left and then I will be done with my freshmen year. When I first heard that one of our assignments for English 101 was to keep a blog, I was surprised. I didn’t expect for a blog to be an assignment but I guess it makes sense because so much of our lives are revolved around technology these days. I never really had a blog before so I wasn’t really sure what I would even write about because I am not the type of person who writes a blog or keeps a journal. I thought the whole experience was kind of weird because anyone who wanted to could read what I have written. But overall, I didn’t mind this assignment. I liked that I was able to see everyone else’s point of view and to hear other people’s stories. Some of the entries were really interesting and I enjoyed reading them. Although, I found that the blog assignments were really easy to forget about because I always had so much other work to focus on so I had to make sure to remind myself to get it done before Friday. The entries were never that hard though so it did not take too long to write once I got started. One of the things that I liked about the blogs was that people in our class were able to comment and respond to what I have written and I enjoyed seeing what everyone had to say. It will also be nice to be able to look back at my blog and read about the things that I experienced during my first year away at school. Although I didn’t mind writing these blog entries, I do not think that I will continue to keep a blog or a journal. I’ve never really felt the need to keep any type of a journal and I feel that I wouldn’t have enough time to write in it on a regular basis. Overall, the blogs were an interesting assignment but I’m glad for the semester to be over and for summer to start.

Normal

Even though, Normal is a college town, there isn’t too much going on outside of the campus itself. There is always a lot to do on campus and but the actual town of Normal is a pretty small place and there aren’t that many places to go. I am from a bigger city so I am used to having a lot more place around me. Of course Normal still has your basic places such as a movie theatre and a mall but besides that there really is not all that much to do here. If you are coming here to visit, I would definitely suggest staying with someone on campus and just go out with them for the weekend otherwise it may not be that exciting of a trip. If you are spending the whole weekend here in Illinois, I would suggest going up to Chicago for the day because you would be able to find a lot more things to do. There is a lot more shopping especially along Michigan Ave. Chicago also has a lot of nice restaurants. There are quite a few of them that have themes and are really fun to go to. It is also always fun to go to navy pier and just walk around. There is always something going on at Navy Pier and they have a Ferris wheel and some other rides along with all of the boats that go on too. Another fun place to go to in Chicago is Millennium Park. There is always a lot of people there but it is cool to see the bean if you have never seen it before. If you are going to visit in Chicago when the weather is nice then you can also go to the beach. It’s always nice to be able to walk along the water after a long hot day. Over all, Chicago is one of my favorite places to go and you can always find something to do when you go there but Normal is a good place to go if you want to experience life on a college campus.