Back To School

Being back to school, having April right around the corner, makes you realize how fast the semester is flying by. Senior year is dwindling down, and now I am at the homestretch. April is right around the corner and I am eagerly awaiting the warm weather. I have never been a winter person, and being away from July to January, in an extremely warm and beautiful place, only made me love the summer sun even more. I know all the work is going to be thrown at me soon and the projects will start stressing me out but, knowing at the end of the semester, it's all over, does give me some ease. I am so excited to graduate and start the next chapter in my life but, I am going to miss my friends and all the fun memories I have made over the years.

Informative Genre

For my informative genre, I decided to write and research about same sex marriage in RI. It has been a constant struggle for our state to have this bill passed and I feel as though being educated on the topic is important, especially to those who are anti-same sex marriage for religious purposes. I am all in favor of people believing in their own opinions however, being hypocritical only hurts their argument and makes it difficult for others to take them seriously. I am strictly going to provide statistics according to RI and marriage. Showing how many divorces happen in RI, will show that religion doesn't keep them together and should not be used against same sex partners from getting married. I feel a need to write about this because I have many friends who are gay or lesbian, and are dating amazing people. If they decide in the future, they want to spend the rest of their lives together, then I hopefully will be able to witness the beautiful ceremony that they all deserve.

Introduction

Hey Everyone!
  
     My name is Shayna, and this is my first time blogging or anything, so it is going to take some time to get use to this. I am a senior at the University of Rhode Island and will be graduating in May, with a Communication Studies degree. This past summer and fall semester, I went abroad to Israel and the experience was life changing. The culture I adapted to, the scenery I was exposed to, and the people that I was fortunate enough to meet, completely changed my outlook on life and the person I want to be. After graduation, I have a summer job already in place and then I am seriously looking into returning to Israel in the fall, for another few months, participating in an internship. I hope it all works because I miss Israel every day. Being from Rhode Island my entire life, it has made me a sheltered young woman but, being across the country was unbelievable and I now know that I am not done yet with experiencing new adventures.