Blog #10, Jessie Dzura- The Times Are a Changing

What have I learned in 332? Well, it certainly has been an interesting semester for me (even though I'm not sure I would attribute it to this class). As a second semester senior, I learned a lot about who I am now and what I want for the future. Yikes! I'm graduating in less than a month now. Do I have a future? Not really... As of now, I have job offers, but not where I want them to be. I want to be in D.C. doing international development work or national security work with an NGO or NPO. But not having a certain future has made me think a lot about who I am. So. Who am I? As is obvious, I am a 22 year old female from Richmond, VA. I like to think that I have some sort of southern charm and excellent taste in music. Over the past semester, I have really figured out the musical part of who I am. I. Love. Pianists. Regina Spektor, Amanda Palmer, etc. I think it is because I have a very independent, strong, feminist side that I associate with these musicians. I have also figured out what I want for the future, in terms of a relationship. Over spring break, I got the best relationship advice (Ever!) from one of my favorite professors. She told me that you should find someone who makes you the best person you can be. For me, that means I want someone to grow with and someone that wants the same active lifestyle as me. From the class, I got a truly greater appreciation for how strong my view points are. Even though I mostly keep to myself during class time, the issues we discuss carry with me through the day. Also, I tend to disagree with a lot of the people in the class (or the way they phrase things). I also think I might be one of the more liberal people in the class. As for my community, I'm not sure I have discovered my community. I think, because I am in such a place of transition, that a community is hard to identify with at the moment. With what I have learned about myself, I think it will be easier for me to find a community wherever I end up in the world. I do not fault this class for the lack of personal growth and development that the professor desired. I was already set in my ways, and am an incredibly stubborn person, so I'm not sure (that at my wise old age. lol) that I was going to "develop" or "learn much".