![]() As I pondered over the possible titles for this blog page, I thought a lot about words and phrases that were of significance to me. The inspiration for this title came from a poem introduced to me through my AP Literature class this past year. A class that truly made me rethink my views on writing, analysis, and humanity. (Shout out to my amazing AP Lit teacher!) The poem, written by Arthur Sze, is called “The Opal”. Through my interpretation, the author is referring to the meticulous process of building an adobe mud house. The specific and complex steps, which the authors fluidly describes, are “various stages of a house” that combine to be something greater than each individual part. The finished product of the house represents “the opal”, while the steps “are facets of a cut opal”. Because of their unique structure, opals have an iridescent quality, meaning that they show luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles. Similar to an opal’s iridescent surface, our life experiences can often be seen differently depending on the light or perspective. Through this blog, I hope to share my experiences, recollections, opinions, and adventures with the world—my “facets” of the opal. Life is a beautiful, ephemeral collage of colors—diverse adventures, new experiences, ambitions, failures, fleeting memories, joys, and setbacks—and I hope to capture a glimmer of that through my words.
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About MeThanks for visiting my blog! My name is Megan, I work in Marketing and I graduated as part of Minerva's class of 2021. Enjoy a collage of reflections, poetry, and late-night thoughts. Archives
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