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At age four, I would try to decipher signs before I knew how to read. I would mostly recognize restaurant and storefront signs. -
When I entered kindergarten, I began realizing that signs and books are written for different reasons. They display different ideas in different ways. -
After kindergarten, I was able to read simple texts. I enjoyed fantasy stories with strange endings. -
As a child in elementary school, I began to associate reading with school work. If it was too difficult, I would not enjoy it. I did not enjoy reading outside of school. -
Around the fifth grade, I realized that books could be made into movies. I found the books my favorite movies were based off of and began to read for enjoyment. -
Throughout middle school, I began to enjoy reading but reading series such as Harry Potter or the Hunger Games. -
In High School, reading series became less interesting to me. I started reading mostly for school assignments again. -
Once I graduated, I began reading for pleasure but I began searching for different topics that interested me. -
College made me realize that reading can be focused on any subject that interests you. I mostly read about the different religions of the world and books on philosophy. -
Now, as I pursue a bachelor's degree, most of the reading I do is for school again. Being a full time student and working as an adult makes it very hard to find time for reading for pleasure, unfortunately.