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Abstract

Adia is a Political Science Major with a Minor in Africana Studies from Springfield, MA. In writing this essay, Adia was able to “reflect on my relation with writing and how I am perceived as an individual through my writing. I consider letting go of my prideful and embarrassing ego a huge factor in my development.” Like many students, Adia felt the remote learning semesters to be “historically bad on my mental health.” Efforts and interest in school fluctuated wildly and “I didn’t think I’d made much of an impact on my professors this year.” But, Adia is “learning a lot about myself as of this moment, and I think one of the passions that has stuck with me is learning, creating, and engaging.” Adia is a dedicated writer who has befriended some active writers who are around the same age, and they have made a conscious effort to “feel comfortable writing things they want to read and not what others want to,” which this essay hopefully reflects. Adia also enjoys engaging with others through work and school: “Whether it is one on one interactions or events for my online community, I enjoy knowing I made someone feel good because I feel good in turn.”

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