Reflection Letter

Hello everyone, I am one of your fellow classmates, Julie Coando. This is my first quarter as a full-time student here at Everett Community College. It's been exciting going back to school after seven years of figuring out what I want to do with my life. My educational goal, is to go to the nursing school here and become a R.N., and then transfer to the University of Washington to continue my education in the nursing field. My feelings about school are very positive, and I've always had a strong passion for learning.

Since the beginning of the quarter, I've had a lot of new experiences and growth in all aspects. All of our assignments have helped me grow but, especially the seminars and discussion board assignments. Having our service learning and reading the novel," Three Cups of Tea" coincide, was a fulfilling new experience. The seminars allowed me to look at other people's points of view and see things I may have overlooked, or never thought of. The variety of the discussion board assignments was also helpful in refining my writing. Through it all, I feel like I'm a much more refined and thoughtful writer.

Choosing four pieces to feature in my e-portfolio has been difficult. But after a lot of thought, I'm satisfied with the ones I have decided on. For my Major Writing Assignment I chose my last one, "Just Say Yes, To Drug Treatment." This paper took most of my time and effort than any other major writing assignment. I put a lot of heart into because it's a subject I feel very strongly about, and I hope that shows. When it came to picking one piece for the "Effective Sentences Piece", I was torn between two but, ultimately settled on Discussion Board Assignment 8, summarizing ,"Two ways of Viewing the River." I also chose the other summarizing assignment from that same discussion board,"Grant and Lee: A Study In Contrasts", for my "Critical Analysis Piece". For my "Writer's Choice Piece", I chose an essay I had to write for my Critical Thinking class this quarter. I was excited that we were able to choose a piece of work from another class. All the pieces I've chosen for my e-portfolio are important to me in their own individual ways. I have put a lot of time and effort into all my assignments, and I hope that you enjoy reading them all.