HERZLICH WILLKOMMEN

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Travel Essays, were better than I thought it would be. At first i couldn't decide what to write about. Stephanie suggested, the Peoria Hofbrau, write about my german heritage. Then i thought, i don't want to go there to do homework. I would rather just go there and enjoy the environment but most importantly, the food. I forced myself to give the interview with Henrietta, part owner/employee. She was delighted she had the opportunity to have an interview with me. The employees there are the most polite and joyful waitresses i have ever had. They want you to start up convos with them.



I just got done writing my travel essay and I have to say, in my opinion, it was the most fun i had in writing. Even in my whole writing experience, i dont think I have had as much fun writing this essay. I wrote about an authentic German restaurant/pub, the Peoria Hofbrau. The place made me feel like home in Germany. The food, all made fresh from fresh produce and meat. Nothing is packaged, everything is made from scratch in the kitchen. They feed you plenty like Germany, they give you a lot and the prices are equivalent to the amount of food you get.

The atmosphere was just "Germany" As I was writing this essay I felt intuned with my writing as it came to me. If this were any other paper that I wasn't interested in writing, i probably wouldn't have written as much or as good as i felt I did. I can see improvements with my writings as we move through this semester. Especially after this writing assignment i feel i am progressing little by little. Yes, i still have flow issues but im sure i will correct that as i write more. I feel like this paper will be even better after a conference meeting and revising it. Which im thankful for

ICC Men"s Soccer

I dont know what to write about this week. . . . .

I currently am an ICC Men's soccer player on the ICC soccer team. The team is doing acceptionally well this season. The soccer team is currently 4th in the nation under Division 1 NJCAA. I am proud to say we are damn good haha. Once we win our next game against Rend Lake Community College, we will win our Region. Winning our region, we will have the opportunity to host all of our post season region games at home. If we werent hosting our regionals, we would travel to the number 1 seed's home, whoever that might be. Not having to travel is a blessing, because depending on who it is, I dont want to travel hours away to play one game.
Our season has been full of joy. The players make my experience worth while. Majority of the time its one big laugh after another. Our team is undefeated currently 13-0-1.

I havent scored a goal yet but i have come close a few times. Come out and support the team and check out the ICC mens soccer section on ICC's webs homepage for our game times and dates

Blog Week 6

The more I write in Stephanie’s class, the more I see my faults in writing. That’s not always a negative thing when it comes to writing my papers. I see my mistakes and then I correct them. I feel like when she gives us the chance to revise our papers and revise them once more, it feels like getting a gift. I have never had a teacher do that, and I feel like this helps me with my writing coordination. Grant it I still have errors even after I revise but it’s less then what it would have been without being able to revise my paper.
Seeing her comments allowed me to focus on what I should correct and make more logical for my paper. First I had problems with length, then flow, then making me fit into my subculture more than me just telling it to my audience. I sat down to revise my paper; I corrected the length by conjoining sentences and taking out unneeded information that didn’t belong. I added ME into my subculture more than me just telling you about it. I still had problems with flow in the end. This revising and evaluation comments allowed me to see some of my weaknesses that I shall focus on in future writings.