Valeria

 Reflective Blog Post  By Valeria Barajas Personally, I used to think reading and writing weren't for me. English isn't my first language, and having to write essays always made me nervous.My mind was full of doubts: Did I write it correctly? Did I use the right vocabulary? Did I truly understand what I was talking about? Over the years in high school, these doubts started to decrease. My teachers would compliment me on my academic vocabulary and the way I built my arguments. I gradually became good at writing structured essays, but that also made me stop enjoying it. Following strict rules, specific formats, and writing mandatory reflections was tedious, especially during my last two years. English class became the one I enjoyed the least. I felt lazy about reading something only to then have to write about it. For this reason, when I entered SDSU and learned that I had to take RWS 100 as a requirement, I was not excited. I thought that, since it was university, my essays had...