The (Not So) Secret Life of Kylie Herman AND What it Means to be a “Reader”?
- I’m not exactly sure what you would like story wise, but I’ll just put what I think should go here…On the surface: track athlete, Christian, and super into music, both listening and playing. But those previously listed things do not really describe me and my background/upbringing. Christianity was not part of my upbringing, nor were the practices similar to the stereotypical Christian family. And by that I mean my mom was 19 when she found out she’d be a mother in the near future and my dad was pretty into the party scene, and later not around that much… I learned from his mistakes and trials so that I could get where I am today, which is college–a place very foreign to my family. I’m very happy to be here and get to experience this great period of time! Movie nights and jam sessions with friends and late night doughnut runs are what I live for. That might have gotten a little deep, but that surface level stuff doesn’t really describe who I am.
- I always thought a reader was someone who enjoyed reading, and reading a lot. The things that readers read are novels, not random articles in People or celebrity bios. Outside of school I don’t read many novels. It takes me forever to read novels, because reading has always been less interesting than hanging out with friends or playing music (which sometimes requires reading). The reading that I do do outside of school normally does not connect with the reading I’m supposed to be doing for school. I tend to read articles that pop up on my FaceBook newsfeed, text messages, sounds stereotypical, but I read through Bible verses, lyrics to new songs I like, and a lot of other really random stuff. I read everything besides books. Reading is something I enjoy doing, but only in short little spurts, because why would I spend hours reading when I could hang out with friends and make memories? Some of the “take-aways” from the article were that readers come in many forms. You don’t need to be novel obsessed to be considered a reader, which is kind of a relief, because I never thought of myself as a reader until now. I read a lot, I just don’t read a lot of books.
One Reply to “The (Not So) Secret Life of Kylie Herman AND What it Means to be a “Reader”?”
Hi Kylie!
1. Way to go for being the path leader for college in your family!
2. I also super love doughnuts, Helen’s doughnuts on Esplanade are worthy of thumbs up.
I apologize that you’re stuck reading my blog, super sorry for the riddle, less than my best.
Looking forward to reading more!
-Hailey