Entry#11. Final Blog Reflection.

When taking Proffesor Nielson's English 102 Hybrid class, blogging becomes a part of your life for the next couple of weeks. I was never introduced to blogging until I started taking his class and honestly, at first I didn't really like it. At first it can be a bit overwhelming, especially if you're not familiarized with blogging. Over time it starts getting easier because you start getting use to how it works.

Overall I did like blogging because it allowed you to share things with other people and also allowed you to give an opinion on what your thoughts were on certain class discussions. I do consider that I took this blogging experience seriously because I put effort into it and took my time doing my blogs but I also tried having fun with it by starting to put pictures and adding more detail into it.

At first blogging was a challenge for me because it was something new and I didn't really know how it worked. What was hard for me was that I didn't want to sound too formal but I also wanted to include a little of my tone and voice into my writing. Over time I managed to do that and incorperate pictures as well.

What I learned about writing bloggs is that you need to provide specific background to your reader about what you will be writing about and also that you should always have an audiance in mind. For example, if you're writing about something that was discussed in class make sure you provide the main subject and topic your class discussed so the reader knows what you're talking about.

What I learned about being a student by blogging for a class was that you can express your opinion but you have to support it by using facts and details as your backup. So basically what you say if right if you provide the right back up to support it.

I honestly found blogging to be really useful because it allows you to interact with your classmates in a different way and also allows you to view what they do outside of class becuase everyone is able to share what they want. Blogging also helped but making assignments clear becuase usually classmates write about that we discussed in class and if you have any questions you can ask them about it.

Entry 10. Memories.

As the year is almost over, I would like to take a moment and share some of the most memoriable moments. My family and I really enjoy to travel so this year we decided to take a trip to Cancun, Mexico during the summer. We had already been there befor but it had been about 6 years ago.

For our trip we decided to driving so we can meet all the beautiful cities through out the way. the whole drive took about 6 days because we stopped in so many different places, Our first stop was in Zacatecas, Mexico. We lasted the whole day there, exploring and learning of the history of that state. That was one of my favorite places in the trip because the city itself was so beautiful and had lots of interesting places to go see. Hopefully I get a change to go there again and stay longer.

After driving the whole night and most of the day we arrived in Mexico City and we had a chance to visit the famous Basilica of the Virgin Mary. We also decide to spend the night and visit some other places while we were there. Last time we went to Cancun I had had a chance to visit the Basilica but we made a quick stop and I was glad that we had a chance to meet more historical places.

After a wonderful stay in Mexico City we continued our journey through Mexico. After driving for a whole day and a whole night we finally arrived to Chiapas, Mexico early the next morning where we visited this beautiful waterfall named Las Cascadas De Agua Azul. I had already been there previously in my past trip to Cancun but it had been so long. We ate breakfast there and after that we went to go check in  in our five star hotel. I really enjoyed staying at the hotel because it was really tiring sleeping on the charter bus for 24 hours, it felt nice sleeping in an actually bed after two days. The only thing I don't like about Chiapas is the weather because it's EXTREMELY humid. I'm use to the dry heat and I honestly felt like I was going to die. All i wanted to do was stay in the hotel with the A/C on, but I would definitely go again.

The next day we were off on the rode again but they took us to Palenque, Mexico. Palenque is about 3 hours from Chiapas on our way to Cancun and it was going to be the last big stop before we finally got to Cancun. Palenque is a touristic place in Mexico because theres pyramids and historical tunnels of the Mayas. I had also been there before but it's absolutely one of my favorite places because the it's just so amazing how there's pyramids in the middle of the jungle. It's so beautiful and there's so much to learn, especially if you rent a tour guide to explain the story of the Mayans and how they built all sort of things. The weather is extremely humid but it's just too pretty to not go.

After the last stop at Palenque we drove the rest of the day and the whole night. I was so anxious to get for Cancun, I was so tired of sleeping on a bus for about 4 days. Once we finally arrived I was so happy. I felt like I was literally spending the next week of my life in paradise. There was so much to do and watch, there was a total of four buffets in the hotel and a sea food restaurant, there was open bar all day and there was a snack bar all day with hotdogs, hamburgers and nachos and it was all including in the package!

I honestly had a blast in Cancun, we went snorkeling and there were beautiful fishes of all sorts of colors. We also went to go visit other beaches close by and we went to an island called Islas Mujers. It was so much fun and I'm glad I had a chance to spend that vacation with my family.

After we spent a marvelous week in paradise it was sadly time to go back home but first we decide to go to Chichen Itza. Chichen Itza is one of the seven wonders of the world. It has a weird name because it's named by the aztecs. I really enjoyed going to Chichen Itza because it also has a lot of history and it is very different to the ones from the mayas so you definitely learn a lot of new things.

I absolutely loved my vacation and I can't wait to go on a cruise next year!

Entry #9. Social Media.

For the past week or so, my English class and I have had discussed about the power of social media.After these discussions I have actually noticed differences in the way I view media. Media is such a useful and accesable way to share precious moments with the people you love and for so much more, if you use it correctly. The problem with social media is that most people choose to misuse it or take advantage of it and it ruins it for everyone.

For my finally essay I will be writing about how social media ruins relationships. Social media is a good thing in a relationship if it is used in the correct way. Media is a great way to use for long distant relationships or to be able to talk during the day, but sometimes it gets a little bit outta control because nowadays people communicate through text and other devices other that spending time and talking face to face.

At first, I didn't noticed how often this happens but now I seem to notice it with my friends and their boyfriends and some of my family memebers. I happens more often than it seems but it's not that big of a deal because it's becoming more normal to one another which isn't necessarily a good thing.

Other social media, such as facebook, instagram, twitter and so many other have a huge impact on relationships. Anything you post, anyone you talk to or comment on can be taken the wrong way which is when jelousy comes into play. Relationships stop loosing trust when things start to become a secret and start being kept from one another.

To establish a healthy relationship there has to be fair communtcation between one another, it can't onther be through social media, it has to be through verbal communtcation too. Having no social media involve is also a good idea because there is no one to know about your business except you too and it will cause trust be be stronger.