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            When I first became interested in learning how to play the guitar, just like any other hobby, activity, etc., I knew it was going to take a lot of my time, effort, determination, patience, and money. I told my grandmother I wanted a guitar because I was very interested in learning how to play. I love the sounds a guitar can make, and I wanted to learn how to play those beautiful sounds and notes. Then, maybe, I could make up my own notes and sounds. She smiled at me and told me, “You’ll be grown out of those dreams a year from now.” But I knew this wasn’t just a silly, childish phase or a dream, it was more, and the desire I had to play guitar was strong. So, being the independent person I am, I saved up $150 dollars within the next three months. I bought my first guitar at a pawn shop in Alexandria, Louisiana with my own money I had earned over the previous three months. I could barely contain my excitement walking back to our vehicle. I was so proud of myself and ecstatic to finally have my very own guitar to play! I began taking lessons soon after proving to my family that I was serious about my passion for guitar. Therefore, you should never give up on your dreams and desires, no matter how big they are.

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            Admit it, at one point in your life, whether at a young age or older age, you wanted to be a rock star. You fantasized about looking out into a crowd full of a thousand screaming fans cheering your name and/or cheering, “ENCORE!” Or maybe you’ve dreamed of playing an instrument like it’s a sixth sense to you. Four years ago, I had those dreams. I became very fascinated with the guitar at age eleven. I saved up my money, and at age twelve, I had enough to buy my first guitar. My first guitar wasn’t very expensive, therefore it wasn’t the best quality, but it had six strings and a body. That was all I needed to begin fulfilling my dreams, hopes, and plans.  

How I feel about Blogging

            Personally, I really have acquired an interest in blogging. Over the last few weeks, I have been able to express my opinion and create, share, and exchange information and ideas in a virtual community. I am a pretty reserved and quiet person, and blogging helps for me to share my opinion and feelings through writing and posting my blogs. Writing is a stress management tool for me. Therefore, blogging is an efficient and effective way for me to manage stress. I hope that in the future I will have time to blog and keep up my blog. 

Class without my teacher

            Have you ever heard the old adage, “You don’t know what you have until it’s gone.”? This phrase kept appearing in my mind the day we had class without my teacher. Ms. Guidry, my computer literature teacher, never misses school. She’s a very organized, consistent, and responsible teacher. But we can’t help that certain situations occur in life, so sometimes we have to take a day or two off work, school, and/or our busy schedules. The day Ms. Guidry was absent, our class, in my opinion, felt unorganized, and our assignments were a little confusing. Yes, we had our assignments from Ms. Guidry posted, but our substitute teacher said otherwise. Therefore, we weren’t sure what to do. I went ahead and did the assignments Ms. Guidry had posted to her blog for us to read because I knew this was a first-hand account written by her. Another reason I went ahead and did the posted assignments was because I took into consideration that maybe our substitute misunderstand Ms. Guidry’s assignments for us. Over all, I never realized just how important Ms. Guidry is to our class until the day we had class without our teacher. Now, I am very grateful for the time and effort she puts into her job to better educate her students, because we are lost in class without her. 

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