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a struggle: I think conceptually minecraft has been somewhat like this class for me: Self-defined levels of accomplisment and the freedom to explore and do whatever you want. Sometimes that idea in itself can be overwhelming, presenting the questions of where to start, what to do next, and what are you ultimately trying to accomplish? As opposed to games (or classes) which have very clearly delineated goals and paths to achieve those. Wrapping my head around the idea to embrace this as a truly exploring experience rather than having a clear set of instructions was a stuggle for me. 

an accomplishment: I gave myself room to explore the landscape and learned to create a sword, an axe, a pick axe, a hoe, sticks, ladders, crafting table, a furnace to cook my chicken (it was delicious), and torches to put light in my house

an observation: The wiki is extremely helpful, and google is your best friendd, for people like me trying to find a starting place or advice of what kinds of things we can do

a question: I'm just curious to test the limits of this game and see how far engrossed I will allow myself to be in this virtual reality, and how engaged other players are as well.