My Final Reflection

An area you still need improvement in –
The only thing that I can think of is that I don’t really explain my thoughts before moving on right away. Like in this post, the whole thing is basically a bunch of “I love” statements and jumping around. I could have went far more in detail but instead I just went to town with admiration. I also need to work on finding other references when I bring up history or politics and just expect readers to know what I’m talking about.
An area you improved in –
I think I got better in summarizing. I would have wrote this with far more difficulty if we hadn’t worked on summarizing lengthy Reading Like a Writer chapters.
“Drew Binsky is a travel blogger who makes daily three minute travel videos. He is huge on social media. He has visited 153 countries and he aims to go to every single country in the world. He studied abroad in Prague and fell in love with traveling. He became an English teacher in South Korea. He started this blog in 2016. He has a page, “Personal Accomplishments” where he lists his other hobbies / activities that he tries to do while travelling, like golf and bungee jumping. He has done videos about Kurdistan and the tricky topics of Palestine. The thing that really stands out about his work is his videos. I also like his insights on Iran. Sometimes travel blogs only focus on tips and advice, or destinations but Binsky also focuses on people.”
An area you feel more confident about –
I feel more confident in writing in general. My posts were noticed a few times by an actual travel blog! (Big shoutout to dreamgoexplore, they have a really awesome blog!!)
I didn’t get around to posting about my Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland trip. It probably would be too long to share. 3 whole weeks of fun and excitement!!! Man I miss it. Maybe someday I will get around to it.
I would feel even more confident if I could actually go visit the countries I wrote about over this semester so I can write more about them and not just about other people’s experiences. Someday maybe.

I also feel more confident in quoting.
“They went to Cheri Monastery and the National Memorial Chorten where they got to see spinning of prayer wheels. “In Buddhism it is believed that the more you spin the prayer wheels the more good karma you accumulate, which is extremely important for a favorable rebirth during the next life.””
Your proudest moment –
I’m always proudest when I can talk about Bhutan. My Bhutanophile post was super fun to write out my obsession for Bhutan. I always feel like it’s my mission to share about the little Kingdom because it doesn’t get talked about at all here. I can’t afford to go yet (ha…haha) but maybe I can entice someone else into going.
” To me Bhutan is everything I could ever dream of and is far more exciting. People are missing out. I have many Bhutanese friends online. I tried to learn Dzongkha, the national language. I listen to Bhutanese music and watch Bhutanese film. I follow and am grateful for the Wangchuck royal family and the Kings. I love Bhutanese architecture, art, Tshechu festivals and traditional clothing.”
“I want to feel like I belong. I seriously think I was born Bhutanese in another life or dimension. I want their culture to stay Bhutanese and never get ruined or changed by the West. Modernising in education, medicine and infrastructure is fine but learn and speak Dzongkha, wear the national dress, have festivals, keep Buddhist traditions going, etc. Just never change what makes Bhutan incredible. Hopefully one day I can see this paradise.”
Over the semester I gained insight in technology. I will also leave with a better understanding of how to actually run a blog (and not just reblogging random stuff) and making your own content. How it feels to update weekly. I’ll take these lessons and feel more confident in writing for future classes.