Michelle Cabanas

Currently a student at Harper College, hopefully transferring next year to Elmhurst College. I love to write! I knew I had a passion for the arts...for creativity, but not writing! Then came senior year, and as I wrote papers for my classes I started noticing that I had so much to say and I loved adding an extra "ingredient" to it. By that I mean make it more touchy and relatable aka ethos and pathos! Also I have been going through anxiety and some depression for over 5 years. It was always hard to talk about it, but writing about it makes me feel like I will be okay; and letting others know about it will make them and I feel like we're together in this. Writing is a way of coping and honestly makes me feel more alive and understand more about myself. To be honest I love writing and right now I'm still trying to figure myself out and I want to know if writing is my true passion! It's just very hard for me for some reason to discover myself. What I do know is that the odyssey is great and I want to inspire others and maybe help them realize what they want in life. As cliché as it sounds, I really think the Odyssey can really change people and can truly inspire everyone.