for as long as we’ve been around, there has been this sort of separation that each of us has instilled in one another. we are human beings first before anything else. yet, we factionalize based on slight differences in shade, geography, or even ideas. why? for, we didn’t choose to be here just like our neighbors to our left and our right – we just are and that’s okay. the problem is, we’ve always been seeking some sort of answer, and everyone claims they have one, but each of us is as clueless as the rest. because I don’t think there is any answer. or one we can even begin to fathom. I’m just happy to be here now, present in this moment – typing on my keyboard, thinking of nothing else but this lingering thought.
it’s bittersweet that the semester is ending and I’m glad to have been able to share my thoughts and collaborate with you all. if you’ve made it this far I want you to know that you’re amazing and I truly, truly, wish you the best in all your endeavors – wherever they may take you.
Unruly Bodies 
I’m also happy being here, experiencing these experiences that will forever shape my human life, surrounded by others also facing their own experiences that will shape their own lives – and just for this instance, we’ve decided to collide in our experiences. Isn’t that beautiful? Wishing you nothing but the best in your future as well.
I appreciate this sentiment so much, and I extend it right back to you!! Something I really loved about this class was how many insights I got to hear from my classmates, something I often miss in other classes because participation is more daunting and feels much less comfortable than in Dr. Kate’s class. It’s so true that we draw so many divisions between each other; something I like about school is how classrooms bring people together and foster discussions that make you feel connected to people you might be different from. This can, of course, happen in many other spaces but there really is something special about it happening in a class.
I greatly admired your general thoughts that came to your mind,it was so simple but deep. We are all different in our own ways and some of us are very eye opening to others and some aren’t. What I also loved about this class is that everyone was so open to share the thoughts they had without any judgment.
I love this post. We are all just weird bodies sharing this planet and its so weird that we factionalize over buillshit. I enjoyed the class too and I loved listening to everyone. We are all individuals with huge differences in our lives. Yet everyone still shared things in common. The discourse was lovely and its so bittersweet that the semester is over.
Your analysis is very profound. I never thought about it that way. We often forget about the human being in front and behind the screen and immerse ourselves into out online persona. It almost becomes who we are, and the humanity of the person we are talking to, but I really like the idea that you are meeting other perspectives, and lands all across the world. This month, I am flying down to Miami to meet some friends that I met online. I wouldn’t have a reason to step out of my comfort zone and fly down there if I didn’t meet these people
this text is very deep and personal thank you for sharing. I have to say that it is hard to see everyone in a similar way. For example my parents are very racist in a low key way, they show their true colors in private. They judge other people of color specifically people with dark complexion or those that are Pakistani. Its very hard for them to see that we are all humans we deserve to be seen in the same way.
Also, in the same thought process, we are more interconnected than we think. The saying “its a small world” has never resonated as much as it has during my time here as UMBC. For example, one of my friends I met in my computer science class also worked at Chick-Fil-A, but just at the rival branch. They also went to the rival high school and knew a a lot of the people I worked with and went to school with. Another friend I met, turned out to be roommates with my co-worker at Chick-fil-A and he had also gone to the rival high school. Now, back to what you were saying. I’ve also been searching for an answer for my existence, why the world works how it works, all that fun existential stuff, only to realize that its all futile. Its ok to not know what you want, what you want to do, and where you want to go. Sometimes its ok to just live in the present and appreciate the little things like how I’m tapping on my lil keyboard to respond to you!