Coming Together

Most of the time I leave class exhausted from attempting to keep up with all of your brilliant minds, and trying to come up with something substantial to say that is worth hearing.  I think that’s great, and I honestly struggled to come up with a concluding thought that could sum up all we have discussed.  Trying to come up with something that culminates it all is really overwhelming.  But that is partly the point.  All the ideas, although related, can expand in infinite directions, applicable to essentially everything.

Over the past few weeks my classes have been coming together in the sense that what we learn about connects to topics discussed in other classes.  This was really exciting—getting to experience that moment when it all starts to click.  What I am learning is literally explaining my world to me—or helping me make my own sense of it.  I don’t think it is ever possible to reach full understanding, but thinking about what is around me more critically makes life more interesting.

Thanks everyone for an amazing semester!