August 4th, 2020 The Final Class

 When I first signed up for this class, I was expecting to learn about social media analytics, current trends and business opportunities within the industry. Though this class turned out to be not what I expected, I couldn't say I am upset with it at all. 

I had a lot of fun during the classes and a great opportunity to socialize which has lately remained a big problem for me. Due to being back in my home country and in the middle of a pandemic, I left with no real-life communication during these years and was struggling to find a company. A sudden urge to talk to someone started ruining a day after day and I was spiralling into despair, unable to move or eat for weeks. It has been a crippling experience of loneliness.

I enjoy writing a lot. However, whenever I do, I almost expect too much from myself and chain my pen with limits and standards to follow. I expect perfection that is hard to achieve and let the steam off, but you can't really let it off while picking on yourself, can you?

Relative freedom in expressing my feelings and the freedom to pour the bucket of words into this blog has become a great opportunity to deal with my internalized struggle of suppressed emotions. Don't get me wrong - I love studying, but I often tend to be overwhelmed and undergo another depression episode during the learning process: that's why it has been a relief to have a class where I could just relax and breathe. I learned a lot about other peoples cultures and experiences and it has been an amazing journey so far. 

I am happy with everything I wrote and excited to recycle my entries later for my YouTube channel. Thanks to this class, I've got plenty of material to work with. Thank you, Ken and thanks to all my classmates for helping me to learn something new.