Blog #7

Final Workshop Reflection

Writing was something that I have avoided for most of my life. I was one of those people who said, “No, I really do prefer mathematics.” It was true until recently when spontaneously I started writing things that would just come into my head and would not go away. In this class, I had to learn how to keep under control my writing. I had so many limitations that at first seemed unbearable – time, topic, style and word count. However, all of those restrictions pushed me beyond myself. I honed my skills and acquired new ones – writing on different topics for deadlines and in the given space.

Below is the first paragraph of my last piece for this class. I think Interview before Dinner showcases all of the skills that I personally struggled with in the beginning starting with dialogues and ending with description. I enjoy this part because I am able to describe a person in 100 words while including not only clothes and look, but also a sense of a man.

      “The first time I met Vicente I did not approach him. It was in Kazakhstan when he was twenty five. I watched him while waiting for him to start the event. I came early, and everybody was late. He was wearing a black shirt, black shoes, and a black tie. Only his green eyes were contrasting his image. He was sitting straight. His spine seemed to be made of steel. People passing immediately noticed his posture and cold look in his eyes. He did not move, and it seemed like he did not breathe either.”