“Blogging from the East Coast (Blog Entry 1).”

Hi everyone! My name is Lauren and I’m from Larchmont NY–suburban town 30 minutes outside of the city. I’m an English major and I’ve just begun my last semester at CU. Upon entering college, I knew that I wanted to be an English major because any free moment I had, I was either reading a book or writing. Studying to become an English major allowed me to turn my passions into concrete studies. For the past five summers I’ve been interning at Brant Publications in Manhattan. I work for the production department for the four magazines that make up Brant Publications. I’m an extremely organized person so I fell right into place in the production department. I love the deadlines for each issue, the organization needed to keep things running smoothly, and the fast past routine that makes up every workday. I’m currently talking to my boss about a full time position at this publications!

I decided to take all online courses this semester so that I could live in NY and get a head start on looking for a full time job. I needed three classes to graduate, so when I was looking at the list of online courses available, Writing on the Visual Arts really stood out to me! I really enjoy spending time and writing on topics that excite and intrigue me. Throughout my college career, I took a great deal of art and art history courses. I took the intro art history courses, upper division art history courses, as well as a studio arts class. I decided to take these courses in order to get a better appreciation for the artwork that I go to see in museums. Growing up in Manhattan, a big part of my life was spent in countless museums. My perfect Saturday would be spent getting lost in the MET or the MOMA. To me, visual arts consist of paintings, sculpture, drawing, movies, comics, monuments, and concerts. Visual art is what drives our society and gives people joy in life. Especially now, when the economy is so bad, visual arts takes people away from there troubles, and allows them to get lost in something other than work or real world drama.

I would say rhetoric is the study of language and how to use language in a persuasive way. Rhetoric consists of either speaking or writing in a way that captures the audience or readers. I don’t think I can safely call myself a rhetorician but I would love to be able to someday! I do enjoy creative writing, and I would hope that my writing would interest people, but I still have a lot more practice and critiquing in my future. Recently, I started a blog on healthy/peaceful living. Eating right, exercising, and keeping my mind healthy and active, are some of the most important things in my life right now. My friends and family are very aware that I’m so conscious of these things, and they insisted that I make a blog to share what I know. Starting a blog has been one of the most rewarding things I’ve ever done! Although I’m a new time blogger, it’s a wonderful thing that I can mix my passion of writing with my passion of living a healthy life. I’m beyond excited to take this course because I believe that it truly fits what I’m doing right now in my life, and it will help teach and guide me for my future goals.