Sabastian said the he sometimes composed emails and text messages for friends, but never wrote reports for work, as he had no job. His English class history was typical, with teachers not really leaving a major impression, but he did argue that the quality of the teacher definitely had a huge impact on how entertained he was in the classroom. He said that he had never attended English 121 before, and that he was anxious and a little nervous to start, and his end result is to pass the class, and hopes to improve his writing skills.
As I spoke more with Sabastian, I felt more strongly that no previous institute of education had ever left a big impression on him. He told me that he had done a few peer reviews in his earlier classes, but none of them were very helpful, as most of the students were just trying to get credit for reviewing. Sabastian knows how to operate a computer about as well as anyone of the younger generation does, which is quite well, and he isn’t afraid of the internet or technology in general.
When grilled on whether or not he had visited the campus library, Sabastian told me that he went in once, and had decided it was too small. He was very happy with the quality of the pens that the library handed out, and he definitely sold me on their use and value. The points of writing he intends to further work on in this class are citations and sourcing, and introductions and conclusions to essays.
Sabastian is also a big fan of newspaper comics such as Garfield and Pearls Before Swine, and he gets great enjoyment out of well placed puns. It was an entertaining time interviewing him, and I'm looking forward to working more with him on our blog this semester.
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