On a very foundational level, writing is about communication. And blogging makes written communication easy, immediate, and interactive. The art of blogging has always seemed somewhat foreign to me, but once I started doing it, I found that it was a great way to enter the conversation.

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The Sweetland Minor in Writing has an online student blog. Throughout the semester, we blogged about our different writing styles, processes, and experiences. I would blog about my struggles regarding a project, and one of my classmates would respond with encouragement (and sometimes a great solution). Then, I would try to reciprocate the favor by responding to another classmate's post. This cycle turned the blog into a great medium for discussion and support. 

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If you peruse my personal Minor in Writing blog archive, you will see my evolution as a blogger. My first post consisted of a large, clunky, ugly paragraph about my writing process. But by my last post, I had learned to incorporate pictures and GIFs. I also found a more conversational blogging tone and discovered the "enter" key and its ability to separate paragraphs (it's like magic).

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If you're so inclined, also check out my internship blog. This past summer, I interned at WCVB-TV (more commonly known as ABC) in Boston. I wrote a series of blog posts about my experience as a sports department intern. I discuss several classic internship experiences, such as:

• Relationships with supervisors

• Awkward first days

• Observing the culture

• Sitting around

• Getting creative in finding ways to be useful

• Learning about an industry (or as some like to call it: "the real world")

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This particular blog post called "Changing Perspectives" was featured in the LSA Internship Program Newsletter.

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