I love writing. I truly think it's becoming a passion of mine, in many different ways. But actually speaking is so hard sometimes.

I one of the people that is terrified to give a presentation in front of the class, because I know I'll stutter and sound stressed the whole time. I overthink so much that I barely speak in class at all, because I'm worried I'll say the wrong thing. I take beautiful, thoughtful notes in my wonderfully interesting classes. But I'm terrified to speak up with my thoughts and questions for fear of being wrong or sounding stupid. Because speaking is so hard.

I'm sort of extroverted in that I like to be around lots of people, but I tend to observe rather than speak up. For some reason, I fear the failure of words.

But writing. Writing can be so clear, it can be made near perfect, it can express all the feelings you might want to blurt out loud in a controlled, structured, and most importantly, private setting. Writing is a release for those of us that have difficulty expressing ourselves out loud.

I know I can speak well sometimes. I can speak eloquently and passionately when I am with people I am comfortable around. But writing is where my true thoughts come through, and I'm excited to explore the depths of writing more and more, and see how much I can really come to love it.