"I never intended to be an English Major when I came to Lafayette nor did I ever really consider taking a class, even though I loved the subject in high school. I came in expecting psychology classes, labs, and maybe an anthropology class or two. However after taking a queer writers class freshman year, my love began to grow. I thought first to just Minor in English with something else, but once I started I couldn’t stop. Now as a junior -soon to be senior- English Literature Major, I have access to the wide range of classes from contemporary black literature to Shakespeare and Milton or writing courses like advanced poetry and rhetoric. The department itself has seen a few faces come and go in terms of visiting professors and those on leave. Regardless, I have immense love and appreciation for everyone I have been able to connect with and sadness for those who have left onto different paths. All of the classes I’ve taken have challenged me in some way or another in terms of writing, analysis, research, diction, and or history. If I could do it all over I again I would and then once more over. I have to give gratitude towards Steven Belletto and Enrico Bruno for being the professors whom inspired me to become an English Major. Without them, I wouldn’t be as nearly successful of a student nor as happy with my life here at Lafayette College. Thank you!”