{"id":23363,"date":"2026-05-07T09:13:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/?p=23363"},"modified":"2026-05-07T09:13:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:13:12","slug":"well-thats-a-wrap-whats-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/2026\/05\/07\/well-thats-a-wrap-whats-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Well…. Thats a wrap. What’s next?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Since this is my last blog for the year, I wanted to reflect on the year and write about my experiences this year. I have had a great year overall. There have been some struggles though. I think when some people decide to change their life or flip it upside down they think everything will be great and no struggles will be had but those people are wrong. I think a many believe this due to the structure of movies but that is a whole side rant I won’t go on.\u00a0 Without struggle you don’t get to where you need to be. Without struggle you don’t grow and without struggle you can’t find who you are. I have had struggles this year but it is within those struggles I have learned about myself and others. I think that people put a pressure on themselves and on this place when coming here as new students to be perfect and happy but it isn’t always like that. If you want life to be a rollercoaster you have to have lows. I think a lot of people loose that way of thinking especially with the internet shoving the idea of being perfect down everyone’s throat. It isn’t important to be perfect it is important to live and experience. Some may argue that it is important to be happy but well I somewhat disagree. I think being happy is a great thing that is needed but I just don’t think that is the bigger picture, the meaning to life if you will. It is far more important to be human.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I have had a great year so far and have really had some great experiences. I have made some great friends and met incredible teachers. I have found what I want. I have also found my voice and my motivation. I have found my peace.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I have loved hanging out with my friends and I have loved the things I have learned. Each of these things I will carry with me through life.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I have begun packing up my dorm and am taking a lot home this weekend. I will miss my dorm and all the fun I have had there whether that be waking up to the sun shining through the window on weekends, having friends over and hanging out while we sit on the cool floor, or even when I have had to sit at my desk alone or sit in the silence and work. I will miss it very much, well I guess you could say I already do.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I will miss my favorite benches that overlook the street. I love how nice the campus is and how nice it feels to sit outside and breathe in the fresh air. I will miss going to T-Soup and Serios. I will miss going thrifting. And I will miss walking around town with my friends.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I have grown here and I have learned here. I feel that this has been a great experience. A needed one as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I would like to recap some of my favorite things that have happened this year as a reflection. As a memory saver.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n

Ole Brook festival<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"At the beginning of the year Brookhaven held a festival, which they do every year. It was just something to do. They had venders that lined the parking lots and streets by the railroad park. They had live music, some of our vocals even participated. That was the first weekend I stayed. I went to the festival with my dear friend Sarah House and we had a really fun time. They even played “Upside Down” by Jack Johnson, a mutual favorite song of ours. We hung out with a few of our other friends as well throughout the weekend. I ordered doordash for the first time as well and we participated in craft night which was fun. We made bracelets and painted random pictures. It was fun. It was my favorite weekend this year I believe.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"<\/p>\n

Workshops and Guests\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The workshops and guest artists this year have been amazing. I have really loved the workshops we have had so far. I really like being able to read others work and then receive feedback for your own. It also helps you feel less alone in the writing process. The guests we have had in class have also made it such a great year. They have inspired now projects and have helped us all continue writing in new ways. These are my favorite parts of class.\u00a0<\/p>\n

New movies, n<\/em><\/strong>ew music, n<\/em><\/strong>ew people<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I have found a lot of new media and art while being her at MSA. I have been recommended countless shows and movies and have also been recommended a few new songs and bands. It is hard in a normal environment to find people that like the same type of media as you but I think here it is easier. I would like to talk about a few things that I was recommended this year that stuck out. Ride the Cyclone. One of the best musicals ever btw. I can’t believe it took me this long to watch it. One of my suitemates even sang a song from it for the vocal cabaret, but I didn’t watch it till Sarah decided to introduce it to me. The music is top tier along with the set, choreo, costumes, and props. I found this to be\u00a0 a great musical and since then I have watched it about two or three more times. Sarah also recommended a movie called Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind a while back. It has become one of my favorite movies. It is such an intellectually deep and thought provoking movie, which is the genre I usually go for lol. I have watch that movie about five times now and I can say with confidence that it is a great movie. I had heard about this movie before but I thought it wasn’t a movie I would really like but one weekend I watched it with my mom and it was amazing. (Sarah 10\/10 recommendations fr) Now moving on to some other media I have been recommended. Danny oh Danny and Nick oh Nick……You both have recommended so many amazing movies, shows, and music that I can not list all of them lol. But I will say that all of the recommendations from you two have also been 10\/10. I have also thanks to this school met a lot of new people.\u00a0 I have had two roommates. Emmylan became one of my best friends even though she left. I met Sarah who has become one of my best friends as well. She makes a bad day better most of the time lol. She has taught me that having personality is cool, yes I already knew this but I always thought that my personality wasn’t what others wanted to see but Sarah has taught me that others want to see your personality and what makes you you. I have met Danny who has been such a good friend and we relate and agree on a lot of topics. I am so happy to have met them as well as all of the Jr. literary class. I have grown because of all of them and I wanted to say thank you to all of them for that. I have also been able to become friends with two seniors who are great people. They are kind, respectful, whimsical, and honestly some of the best people I have met. They make any experience better and I can’t believe they are leaving Monday. I’ll miss you Steph and Richie!!!! I have also met other various amazing people some many that I can’t name all of them either but if you weren’t named just know you still count and mean the world to me lol.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Now some photos ………<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"<\/p>\n

\n

That was a long paragraph but it was worth it lol. Now I would like to talk about how this year has helped me as a writer. I have always struggled with finding my thing. I have always had so many things I want to pursue but I think that coming here has shown me how much I love writing and how big of a part writing is in my life. I have also had trouble finding my why for writing but I feel that this has helped me grow closer to finding my why. This year has also helped me find my process and find the joy of art again. I fell out of love for the process about a year ago and coming here was I think a step to help me out of that hole. I have since grown to love art much more, maybe even more than I did before I fell out of love the first time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This year has been a growing experience and a great opportunity that I will forever be grateful for. I am so sad that the year is already almost over but I am ready for where life takes me next.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Love y’all!!! Over and out.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Since this is my last blog for the year, I wanted to reflect on the year and write about my experiences this year. I have had a great year overall. There have been some struggles though. I think when some people decide to change their life or flip it upside down they think everything will … Continue reading “Well…. Thats a wrap. What’s next?”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23363"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23363"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23417,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23363\/revisions\/23417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}