When I started writing for Odyssey, I wasn't sure how I'd like it or if I'd stick with it. My first article was four months ago and I can honestly say that joining Odyssey SIUC was one of the best decisions I've made in a while.

I never considered writing my forte or thought of myself as a writer; in high school I hated writing essays because they never consisted of things that I wanted to write about. I dreaded going to class knowing we were going to get an essay prompt, I would skip class the day the essay was due because I hadn't done it and I didn't want to.

Writing for Odyssey is nothing like writing for school like I thought it was going to be. It's fun. There is no limit to what you can write, I read an article once that was titled My Love Letter to Queso. Some weeks ideas don't come to you as easily as others and that is okay.

You can get as personal as you want or as impersonal, the sky is the limit when you write for Odyssey. The freedom that I have as and Odyssey content creator is uplifting. If I want to write about politics, I can. If I want to write about my dog, I can. To me, writing for Odyssey is not a hassle or something that is inconvenient, it is an outlet for my creativity.

I love everything about being a content creator for Odyssey, but the thing I love the most is the group of creators from SIUC. I have never been a part of a group more diverse that gets along so well. Without joining this team, I probably wouldn't have met the people that I have. Odyssey SIUC is not just a group of writers thrown together, we're a family.

If anything in this article has appealed to you, Odyssey is always looking for more content creators and the link to apply is: https://muse.theodysseyonline.com/apply

Everyone always told me that once I got into college I should join a group or a club, but I joined the Odyssey and I don't have one single regret.