When I was in elementary school, I played little league baseball for two consecutive summers, but I wasn’t talented in that field and lost interest so I stopped.

When I was in middle school, I took karate lessons for about a year then became overwhelmed with my schedule and so I stopped. In high school, I was an active member of the ecology club for about a year and a half, but then I either had to work or wanted to go home on Fridays after school so I stopped.

The summer after my freshman year at The Ohio State University, a friend of mine talked me into joining the Odyssey writing staff. I had plenty of free time and was chockfull of opinions that nobody asked for, so I dived in. My first article about racism gave me with a much-needed outlet and proved to be quite popular with my friends and family. Since then I’ve written about politics, entertainment, and my personal life among other things.

Thus far my most popular articles have been “Yes, Racism Still Exists in 2017”, “Why Saving Private Ryan is Better Than Dunkirk”, and “Is The Alleged Marginalization of Trump Voters Really A Bad Thing?”.

I’m proud of these articles as I am my entire body of work. This is why it pains me to say that I will be leaving Ohio State’s Odyssey staff… for now. I can’t promise a time frame for when I’ll return or if I’ll return at all, but I’m afraid my other commitments have caught up with me and I needed to make time somewhere.

Creating quality content that I’m passionate about and that I feel others will find interesting has become increasingly difficult and unfortunately, for the time being, writing for The Odyssey must go the way of baseball, karate, and ecology club. I had a great time writing with the other members of the staff, and I wish everyone the best. I appreciate The Odyssey offering me and other students a free speech platform and I appreciate anyone who’s ever taken the time to read my work. Hopefully, it made you consider new ideas, watch something you wouldn’t otherwise have, or feel represented to some degree.

We had a good run, Odyssey at OSU. Maybe we’ll have another one down the line. But for now, thank you, good luck to everyone involved, and see you around! ­