Zittoun

First of all, I had a very difficult time understanding the guest speaker because of her accent and because she spoke so softly. Also the subject matter was a little bit over my head at times. All of these add up to not very much understanding, but there were some concepts she spoke on that I did grasp.

All the talk about time taken for granted, ruptures and transitions really hit home for me because there are definite times I’ve seen that in my life. Coming to college is the classic example and really was a hard transition for me. And now with college coming to a close and real life looming I worry about this transition again. I still have a semester before that one hits, but I feel like I’ve definitely taken a lot of my life for granted.

I also agree with Zittoun that youth is not merely a transition between childhood and adulthood. It’s an important part of everyone’s life.