An open letter to my Ocoee Odyssey | The Odyssey Online
Start writing a post
Student Life

An open letter to my Ocoee Odyssey

An inauguration I guess?

14
An open letter to my Ocoee Odyssey
123rf.com

I've always said, “I've never been all that great, I've only had the pleasure of meeting great people.” And once again that's held true. Recently I've been given this opportunity to work closely with some truly amazing people. Why are they amazing you ask? Because these people are creators who are passionate about their work. People with passion are interesting and I can't wait to share my passion with them because passion reverberates and becomes stronger.

So let's get down to business, with any group we need goals, ideas, plans, details and other cool words that make it sound like I know what I'm doing. I want you guys to be a group. I want us to be a dedicated unit of content creators. To do so we need a certain level of unity. I'd like us to operate together, read one another's works, and even write about each other.

Before I get down to how we do this, let me tell you why. Two months ago when one of my friends asked me to inundate myself with work I had no idea what I was getting into. I thought I would just ramble on for a few paragraphs and hope someone would read it. But now I'm here and I see the potential.

Information is important, we all see things every day and we have thoughts upon them. Our own personal take on the world around us. Now we have this medium where we can share this information easily. I'm not sure about you guys, but that is huge deal for me. Every article we write is us adding to a collective pool of knowledge that anyone can access. I can't wait to tell someone how listening to “Clarity by Zedd” allowed me to think clearly so I could write this. I wanna hear about what my writers think is our next step to fight climate change, or hear some of their great memories. I just plain wanna hear you guys.

There's a word I love called sonder. It basically means everyone has a story to tell. This platform lets us hear those stories, share them and even create them. People say things because they want someone to hear them. It's a childish statement but it means so much more. Everyone has a voice that wants to be appreciated and I would be honored to hear each and every one of yours so that even more people can hear and eventually share their voices. I wholeheartedly believe that is the first step for us to grow.

I can't wait to start hearing and then reading more from each and every one of you. I want to see us grow. After all, strength in numbers, and creative cooperation are both powerfully real. Let's share a story together and make it a great one at that!

Report this Content
This article has not been reviewed by Odyssey HQ and solely reflects the ideas and opinions of the creator.
Gilmore Girls
Hypable

In honor of Mother’s Day, I have been thinking of all the things my mom does for my family and me. Although I couldn’t write nearly all of them, here are a few things that moms do for us.

They find that shirt that’s right in front of you, but just you can’t seem to find.

Keep Reading...Show less
Relationships

10 Reasons To Thank Your Best Friend

Take the time to thank that one friend in your life you will never let go of.

4700
Thank You on wooden blocks

1. Thank you for being the one I can always count on to be honest.

A true friend will tell you if the shirt is ugly, or at least ask to borrow it and "accidentally" burn it.

2. Thank you for accepting me for who I am.

A best friend will love you regardless of the stale french fries you left on the floor of your car, or when you had lice in 8th grade and no one wanted to talk to you.

Keep Reading...Show less
sick student
StableDiffusion

Everybody gets sick once in a while, but getting sick while in college is the absolute worst. You're away from home and your mom who can take care of you and all you really want to do is just be in your own bed. You feel like you will have never-ending classwork to catch up on if you miss class, so you end up going sick and then it just takes longer to get better. Being sick in college is really tough and definitely not a fun experience. Here are the 15 stages that everyone ends up going through when they are sick at college.

Keep Reading...Show less
kid
Janko Ferlic
Do as I say, not as I do.

Your eyes widen in horror as you stare at your phone. Beads of sweat begin to saturate your palm as your fingers tremble in fear. The illuminated screen reads, "Missed Call: Mom."

Growing up with strict parents, you learn that a few things go unsaid. Manners are everything. Never talk back. Do as you're told without question. Most importantly, you develop a system and catch on to these quirks that strict parents have so that you can play their game and do what you want.

Keep Reading...Show less
friends
tv.com

"Friends" maybe didn’t have everything right or realistic all the time, but they did have enough episodes to create countless reaction GIFs and enough awesomeness to create, well, the legacy they did. Something else that is timeless, a little rough, but memorable? Living away from the comforts of home. Whether you have an apartment, a dorm, your first house, or some sort of residence that is not the house you grew up in, I’m sure you can relate to most of these!

Keep Reading...Show less

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Facebook Comments