Mariah's Indian Epics Blog

At the time of this posting there are only 65 days until graduation.  Image Link 1. So far I am definitely happy with how the class is going. The beginning of each week starts stressful because of the to-do list but once I get started working it's all manageable. Monday and Wednesday have the biggest chunks of uninterrupted time to get the assignments done. I think this helps me get as much finished during the week and not wait for the weekend. I enjoy the reading, even if it takes me much longer than the estimate to complete. The Wikipedia trail extra credit is my favorite. I learn a lot of random stuff that I'm sure will help me win trivia. My storybook website is a source of pride for me. It's much better in my opinion than my blog site. 2. There's not much I feel the need to change significantly as the semester progresses. I'd like to manage my time a little better just so I can finish more extra credit assignments each week. I am worried about my futu...

 Feedback Cat Image Link 1. The quality of comments have been good and generally helpful. The ones I've found to be most useful include specific feedback. When there is a vague suggestion I'm not sure what is being recommended so I don't usually do anything different. 2. I hope my feedback has been helpful. It is a little stressful for me to give feedback, I'm pretty sensitive to what I receive and don't want to offend anyone that I think I'm helping. I probably overthink the comments I'm giving out. Using guidelines like WWW are useful for me, just so I keep my feedback concise. 3. I haven't really felt connected through comments and feedback; there are a lot of people in this course. I sometimes am given a post from someone I've previously interacted with but that's about the only time I feel like I'm getting to know people. 4. It's more helpful for me to receive concise feedback so I want to keep working on giving concise...

Mango Tree Image Link The image above heads my first work in my storybook. I searched for a good image for a while before I finally found this one. It includes the fruit, flowers, and leaves that I talk about in my story and leaves a really nice visual for the reader.  So far in the semester I am pleased with the progress I have made. I still struggle enough with story writing that I tend to procrastinate getting started on that assignment. What I've seen from myself is that I enjoyed writing more in the beginning of the semester and now my creativity has faded.  Otherwise I think it's going good. I am particularly happy with my first story in my storybook. I just sat down and wrote the whole thing in one go, keeping it relatively painless. The readings are easy enough to understand, especially with a second read through. I'm not sure why but I picked up on the first half of the Mahabharata really quick. That was a nice change from the Ramayana which required q...