Being part of a global pandemic has been a pro and con . Let me start off with the fact that life has changed personally , academically, and socially . But the most important part I would love to cover in this piece is on how my academic journey has improved throughout this semester . I can tell you there have been some good days , bad days, or even confusing ones . In the beginning of my freshman year , I constantly feared every day . There was not a minute where I felt comfortable knowing that there is a real world ! A world that consists of responsibility , hard work, and dedication . The key was be patient and not let those fears stop you from improving yourself . There can be errors you will make but that experience teaches you what can be done next time . So yes , there were moments where I felt confused and did things wrong! With help I now know . Within months of this semester , I blossomed . All unconditionally supported by this course and other one has helped me improve myself . In short words , I am not afraid anymore . Looking back in time , I remember writing a time capsule . I mentioned to never give up ! That is exactly what I did . In this course ,  I have managed to embrace my writing styles which I find pretty cool. Never in my academic life I once felt comfortable writing or received the correct feedback for me to change the way I write . I will mention one of the short stories we have gone throughout this semester . From that reading , I did not only learn the basic mistakes a person can make but learned how that feedback given will make you or anyone a better writer . I can demonstrate that from recalling my own experiences ! To add on , I will also be mentioning how I enjoyed writing my own genre . I felt free of mind knowing we had to do this for Unit 3 . This unit has taught me how to release all my thoughts into a piece , how to attract a reader , and most importantly learn about the types of genres there is in the world . There were some genres I did not know of until I recently saw my classmate’s posts that consisted of magazines , podcasts , and more ! To be honest , I thought podcasts where for only music-based categories but never had an idea that it was part of the English curriculum