There are times where I do feel anonymous. When it comes to sports I am always the last one to be picked in the gym because people usually don’t see me play a lot of sports. I thought playing sports was ok but I am not a type of person to be very competitive in sports. However, I always did enjoy running but I was not entirely into that kind of physical activity. I enjoy running for the gust of wind hitting your face from time to time. I was never a cool or fun person in middle school. I was still shy about making friends with others from time to time. I never had confidence in myself, I felt left out at times because I thought there were times where I was not good with fun activities like art, sports, or music. Do not get me wrong some experiences were fun and some were not, but I thought to myself as some ordinary person who did not have much talent to show to others. If there was one thing I enjoyed at middle school it was Chess. I will admit I was pretty bad at first, however the thought of thinking the best moves to use against my opponent were pretty good. I guess if there was one thing I enjoyed was keeping my head thinking against others during games. I did not do this with sports because I thought sports were not my best strong suit because of the physical aspect of it. I was hoping this feeling of being anonymous would get away once I get into high school, in some sort of way it did during my sophomore year. That was when I started getting into games or started watching shows. I started watching more shows because I thought with my free time I could watch shows to get to know others. I was always busy and focused on class assignments when I was younger because it was important to me. Looking back now I am probably regretting not having as much fun as I did in high school. That regret did not stop me from wanting to make friends and have fun. It was thanks to the card game I played that it gave me the confidence I needed. I did not know why I felt so confident. If I had to guess it would probably be the fact of not feeling alone any more. With the free time I had I started watching shows often, so if anyone brought it up maybe I can talk about it with them. High school was a new start for me, so I wish to socialize often with others and just be myself.
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Professor: Jessica Penner
Email: creative.writing.citytech@gmail.com
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM. I’ll be available through Zoom and will send an invitation via email that you should keep all semester. Try to join my meeting at the start of the hour, not at the end—since I may be talking to other students or have another appointment after the hour is up. If those times don’t work with your schedule, we can schedule a different time. This means you’ll have to schedule an appointment in advance. I suggest you have multiple times in mind, since your schedule may not mesh with mine!
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