Hello, my name is Caitlyn, and I am a third year majoring in ECL with a minor in History. This is actually my first semester at SDSU, as I recently transferred from Miramar College.
I have loved books and literature from the moment I could read, and particularly have fallen in love with the sci-fi and fantasy genre.
Some of my favorite books include Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang and Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson.
I have a second degree black belt in Songham Taekwondo, and have been training for almost a decade. I also received my full instructor certification for Taekwondo this past Saturday, and was the first person in over a decade from my school to receive that honor.
I initially choose this class to fuffill a requirement, not even realizing that it was about Moby Dick until the day before class started. Initially I was reluctant, as I read the book my first year of college and did not enjoy it. However, I have grown a lot over the past 2 years, and want and look forward to giving it another shot!
How great to have you here, and congratulations both on your certification AND on challenging yourself to retry the novel. I am eager to get to know you and hear what you learn about yourself, and how you have changed and will change, in interaction with this novel.
Hi Caitlyn!
I, too, am obsessed with sci-fi and fantasy. When you mentioned Sanderson in class on Tuesday, I thought I was going to explode. I just started “The Way of Kings” last week because of a very enthusiastic recommendation. Have you read any of Tolkien’s work? I would love to nerd out with you about fantasy sometime!
Hi Caitlyn,
My uncle also teaches Taekwondo, and I have to be honest, the dedication that you guys put in are truly amazing. I would love to learn Taekwondo one day. I hope you will succeed on your Taekwondo journey in the future. 🙂
Hi Caitlyn,
As I write this, my copy of the paperback version of Mistborn is staring down the depths of my soul. I also used to do martial arts but stopped just two belts away from black belt in middle school. I was studying taekwondo, karate, muay thai, brazillian jiu jitsu, and bojutsu. Nice to meet you and thanks for sharing!