Q1 Reflection

With all the writing we have done this quarter I now understand what my strengths as a writer are and my weaknesses. I am good at making connections and showing the reader my thoughts and feelings at certain times in my writings. But I need to improve on the quality of these by incorporating more syntax and tropes. Only then will I unlock my full potential as a writer.

A Stressful Morning

I’m suddenly woken out of my deep sleep to the sound of Danza Kuduro playing from my phone’s alarm. It is 4:45 am on a Friday. In just 75 minutes I had to be at the Columbus Military Entrance Processing Station or MEPS for my Physical. As soon as I’m ready I gather all of the necessary paperwork and begin my 45- minute drive to the MEPS facility on Hamilton Road. I’m on the freeway before I realize I had forgotten my glasses. I go cold all over and my heart starts beating a staccato in my chest. A million scenarios sprig through my mind like race horses on the track. “What will they do when they realize I don’t have them? What if they say my eyes are too bad to do any job?” I ask these questions to myself over and over again.