Personal Essay

The personal essay is a new type of writing for me. I am not used to writing about a topic that I don't know much about. Usually when I write an essay it is for a specific purpose and I know exactly what I am going to write before I even start. I think the personal essay is going to be a challenge for me because it is hard for me to get into the mindset that it is okay not to know everything you are going to write before you even put your pen on the paper. However, I think it is great that I get to challenge myself to take an experience from my past and try to discover something new about myself or the memory in general. I am excited to figure out what topic I am going to pick and what new ideas I can learn from it.