My artifact, well artifacts, for second semester are a culmination of letters. Letters from family, friends, and everyone else who cares about me. These letters mean a great deal to me and we’re extremely important to me throughout second semester because of how they helped me change.
The letters I received from everyone really made me want to make people proud. My family, my friends, but most importantly, my girlfriend. She’s always believed in me from the beginning and getting all of these letters from her saying she was proud and to make sure I keep my grades up helped me keep a one track mind and stay focused on the tasks I had at hand. The more letters I got, the more my performance increased in class.
The letters also helped me realize that I had a support system even and people who cared even when I felt the most alone. I felt like I had people in my life that actually always had my back and were there when needed which was a huge deal when I was struggling to get through my architecture work and still find motivation to go about my day.
Feeling as though I have a support system and getting that extra motivation to do well in school has positively contributed a great amount to how well I’ve performed this semester and without then, I don’t know how it would have turned out.