The Best Class Ever

By far, this has been my favorite class this semester. I knew it was going to be from day one and we got into groups to write a book. At first, I was slightly intimidated by what was expected of us, but as the semester continued, I had more and more fun, and grew closer and closer to everyone.
I loved the jump rope because it taught us to work together--to be a team.
I loved the Zoom day, because it taught me to trust others. I had a really hard time being willing to put myself out there, because I have a hard time trusting people. In the end, I let myself go, and that was the beginning for me of becoming zion.
I loved reading Stargirl and the sudden desire I had to truly be myself--to not be afraid to help and serve those around me.
I loved learning all of your names and feeling close to you because of it.
I loved "dying" with all of you in the cave, because it truly brought us all together. It changed my life.
I loved talking about how we can overcome the "ugly duckling" in all of us and become truly beautiful.
I loved going to the Rope's Course and overcoming my fears with you (because I hate heights!)
I loved talking about how we can make history, and the importance of passing it on to others.
I loved recognizing the blessing we have of living in the world we do, with color and memories.
I loved talking about how we need to be careful who we trust, if we trust anyone, and what traditions we should keep and break.
I loved doing the lava activity, and the willingness we had to work together.
I loved talking about the importance of different types of books and what we can learn from them.
I loved talking about the importance of writing and keeping a journal.
I loved talking about family, and it's importance.
I loved throwing tennis balls at each other.
I loved being a nerd and making those funny glasses.
I loved doing the author fair and seeing all of your displays.
I loved doing the scavenger hunt, and throwing snow balls at Brother Grant.
I loved listening to all of your presentations about different children's books and what we could learn from them.
I loved doing Zoom AGAIN and beating it AGAIN!
I loved learning what true service is.
I loved talking about our favorite books.
I loved writing a book and being able to hear some of yours, and the lessons that I could learn from them.
I loved learning about being a hero, and then having the opportunity to give service to someone.
But most of all, I have loved creating friendships that I know will last for a long time. I loved feeling close to everyone. I loved that not only did we learn about children's books, we learned how we can apply them to our life and how we can become real people by serving others and being ourselves. This has really been the best class ever, and I want to thank you all for making it that way. I wish that it didn't have to end, because I don't know what I am going to do without it. I hope that I will be able to remember the lessons that I have learned from this class and not only apply them to my life, but I hope that I can help change other people's life, like this did mine.
~Jacquelyn Done