Identity

Our class discussion about identity was very interesting. I can see why there was such an explosion of groups, and forums, and social networking site on the internet. People who feel that they want to be someone other than who they are have an easier time changing their identity in an internet chat room than they would in real life.

For me anyway, making a unique identity for myself has always been, well, slightly difficult. Since I have a twin who looks and thinks and acts exactly like me, people always get us confused (even friends who have known us for years). Its not like I would ever want to be different than my sister, but people tend to think of the two of us as a single unit, which is annoying.

Even though we are so similar, we have distinct identities and personalities. (we actually don't even look that similar anymore.) It still is amazing how many people confuse us. (yes, my twin sister goes to school here too. you've probably already mistaken her for me without even realizing it.)

I could fill the rest of this post with stories on how fun it is to be a twin, but I will get back to my original topic -

The internet is just another way to leave the stress of our real-life behind us and become the person we've always idolized.